nuance vs nicety

nuance and nicety both are nouns.

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

As nouns, nuance and nicety are synonyms defined as:

nuance and nicety: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Other synonyms of nuance include refinement, shade, subtlety.

nuance (noun)	nicety (noun)
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude	conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
	a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude