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Nicety vs Effectiveness - What's the difference?

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Nicety is a related term of effectiveness.


As nouns the difference between nicety and effectiveness

is that nicety is a small detail or distinction while effectiveness is the property of being effective, of achieving results.

nicety

English

Noun

(niceties)
  • A small detail or distinction.
    • We met the new captain while we were taking enemy fire and were unable to observe the niceties of formal introductions.
  • * John Locke
    • the fineness and niceties of words
  • Subtlety or precision of use.
  • :A rocket-propelled grenade doesn't have the nicety of a sniper round, but you must admit its effectiveness.

    • Derived terms

    * to a nicety

    External links

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    effectiveness

    English

    (wikipedia effectiveness)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The property of being effective, of achieving results.
    • The effectiveness of the drug was well established.
  • The capacity or potential for achieving results.
  • *
  • The degree to which something achieves results.
    • He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.
  • * 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23830980]", BBC Sport , 1 September 2013:
    • United were having more possession but a sign of the effectiveness of Liverpool's defence was that it took the visitors 76 minutes to force Mignolet into serious action, when he dived to punch away a shot from substitute Nani.

    Related terms

    * effect * effective * effectivity * effector * effectual * effectuate * efficacious * efficacity * efficacy * efficiency * efficient