Delicacy (IPA: /ˈdɛɫəkəsi/, /ˈdɛɫɪkəsi/)
| Delicacy (a.) |
The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like. |
| Delicacy (a.) |
Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame. |
| Delicacy (a.) |
Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action. |
| Delicacy (a.) |
Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment. |
| Delicacy (a.) |
Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy. |
| Delicacy (a.) |
The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance. |
| Delicacy (a.) |
That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table. |
| Delicacy (a.) |
Pleasure; gratification; delight. |
| Delicacy |
Food item that is considered highly desirable in certain cultures |
| Delicacy |
2011 film by David Foenkinos |
| Delicacy Synonyms |
Airiness |
| Delicacy Synonyms |
Fineness, Daintiness |
| Delicacy Synonyms |
Kickshaw, Goody, Treat, Dainty |
| Delicacy Synonyms |
Finesse, Diplomacy, Discreetness |
| Delicacy Synonyms |
Discretion |
| Delicacy Synonyms |
Fragility |
| Delicacy Synonyms |
Slightness |
| Translations |
Delicacy in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Die Liebe vermindert die weibliche Feinheit und verstärkt die männliche. Love lessens woman's delicacy and increases man's." - Love |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds." - Eating |
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