the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
“the daintiness of her touch”
noun
something considered choice to eat
noun
refined taste; tact
noun
smallness of stature
noun
lack of physical strength
noun
subtly skillful handling of a situation
noun
lightness in movement or manner
Word Forms
dainty
adjective
delicately beautiful
treat
verb
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
slight
adjective
being of delicate or slender build; - Frank Norris
diplomatic
adjective
using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
diplomatical
adjective
using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
discreet
adjective
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Delikatesse
die Eigenschaft, schön und zart im Aussehen zu sein
🇫🇷French
délicatesse
la qualité d'être beau et d'apparence délicate
🇪🇸Spanish
delicadeza
la cualidad de ser bella y delicada en apariencia
🇮🇹Italian
delicatezza
la qualità di essere belli e delicati nell'aspetto
🇳🇱Dutch
delicatesse
de kwaliteit van mooi en delicaat van uiterlijk
🇵🇹Portuguese
delicadeza
a qualidade de ser bonito e delicado na aparência
🇷🇺Russian
деликатес
качество быть красивым и нежным на вид
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विनम्रता
दिखने में सुंदर और नाजुक होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
সূক্ষ্মতা
চেহারায় সুন্দর এবং সূক্ষ্ম হওয়ার গুণ
🇮🇳Tamil
சுவையானது
தோற்றத்தில் அழகாகவும் மென்மையாகவும் இருக்கும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
రుచికరమైన
అందంగా మరియు సున్నితంగా కనిపించే నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
सफाईदारपणा
दिसण्यात सुंदर आणि नाजूक असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્વાદિષ્ટતા
દેખાવમાં સુંદર અને નાજુક હોવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸವಿಯಾದ
ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಂದರ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്വാദിഷ്ടത
കാഴ്ചയിൽ സുന്ദരവും അതിലോലവുമായ ഗുണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੋਮਲਤਾ
ਦਿੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਜ਼ੁਕ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
نزاکت
ظاہری شکل میں خوبصورت اور نازک ہونے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
美味
美丽精致的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
珍味
見た目が美しく繊細であるという性質
🇰🇷Korean
섬세
외모가 아름답고 섬세한 품질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tinh vi
chất lượng của vẻ ngoài xinh đẹp và tinh tế
🇹🇭Thai
อาหารอันโอชะ
คุณภาพของรูปลักษณ์ที่สวยงามและละเอียดอ่อน
🇮🇩Indonesian
kelezatan
kualitas menjadi cantik dan halus dalam penampilan
🇲🇾Malay
makanan istimewa
kualiti menjadi cantik dan halus dalam penampilan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حساسية
جودة كونها جميلة ورقيقة المظهر
🇮🇷Persian
ظرافت
کیفیت ظاهری زیبا و ظریف
🇹🇷Turkish
incelik
görünüşte güzel ve narin olma kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַעֲדָן
האיכות של להיות יפה ועדין במראה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'delicacy'?
The primary meaning of 'delicacy' is 'the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'delicacy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'delicacy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'delicacy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'delicacy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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