Delicacy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdelɪkəsɪ|
Brit.
|ˈdelɪkəsɪ|
noun
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance (syn: daintiness, fineness)
- something considered choice to eat (syn: dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat)
- refined taste; tact (syn: discretion)
- smallness of stature
- lack of physical strength (syn: fragility)
- subtly skillful handling of a situation (syn: diplomacy, finesse)
- lightness in movement or manner (syn: airiness)
- something considered choice to eat (syn: dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat)
- refined taste; tact (syn: discretion)
- smallness of stature
- lack of physical strength (syn: fragility)
- subtly skillful handling of a situation (syn: diplomacy, finesse)
- lightness in movement or manner (syn: airiness)
Extra examples
The restaurant serves delicious sausages and other regional delicacies.
The curtains were made from fine lace of great delicacy.
Because of the delicacy of the situation, we needed to speak privately.
It would be a false delicacy in me to deny that I have observed it.
Her skin had the delicacy of a flower.
Here all is spotless grace, etherial delicacy, the very apotheosis of womanhood.
Word forms
noun
singular: delicacy
plural: delicacies
singular: delicacy
plural: delicacies
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