nicety vs import

nicety and import both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nicety	Yes	No	No	No
import	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, import is a hypernym of nicety; that is, import is a word with a broader meaning than nicety:

Other hypernyms of nicety include meaning, significance, signification.

nicety (noun)	import (noun)
conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety	commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude	having important effects or influence
	a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
	an imported person brought from a foreign country

nicety (verb)	import (verb)
	indicate or signify
	bring in from abroad
	transfer (electronic data) into a database or document