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ninety | nicety |

As a numeral ninety

is the cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

As a noun nicety is

a small detail or distinction.

ninety

English

Numeral

(head)
  • The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as .

    • Synonyms

    * : 90 * : XC

    Related terms

    * Ordinal: ninetieth

    See also

    * Last: eighty-nine, eighty * Next: ninety-one, hundred English cardinal numbers

    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

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