Delicacy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɛlɪkəsi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Delicacy is a noun meaning The quality of being delicate.
Meaning
The quality of being delicate.
More Meanings
- Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
- Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- Frailty of health or fitness.
- Refinement in taste or discrimination.
- Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
Example Sentences
a Chinese delicacy
[…] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, and the blame will rather lie with its own delicacy than with the carelessness of the crusher.
Word Forms
- delicacies
Synonyms for delicacy
Depending on context, synonyms include ambrosia, dainty, finesse, discretion, treat, fragility.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include daintiness, dainty, kickshaw, fineness, finesse, slightness.
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