Definitions for daintiness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dain•ty*ˈdeɪn ti(adj.)-ti•er, -ti•est
(adj.)of delicate beauty or form.
pleasing to the taste
dainty pastries.
particular; fastidious:
a dainty eater.
overly particular; finicky.
(n.)something delicious to the taste; delicacy.
* Syn: See delicate.
Origin of dainty:
1175–1225; ME deinte worthiness, happiness, delicacy < AF (OF deint(i)e) < L dignitātem, acc. of dignitās
dain′ti•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
daintiness, delicacy, fineness(noun)
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
"the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"
Wiktionary
daintiness(Noun)
The characteristic of being dainty.
Webster Dictionary
Daintiness(noun)
the quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness
Translations for daintiness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- keurigheid, fynheid, kieskeurigheidAfrikaans
- وَسامَه، أناقَهArabic
- крехкостBulgarian
- delicadezaPortuguese (BR)
- vábnost, líbeznostCzech
- die ZierlichkeitGerman
- yndighed; yndefuldhedDanish
- κομψότηταGreek
- delicadezaSpanish
- haprusEstonian
- زیبایی؛ لطافتFarsi
- sirousFinnish
- délicatesseFrench
- חִינָנִיוּתHebrew
- सुथरापनHindi
- nježnost, delikatnostCroatian
- finomságHungarian
- kemungilanIndonesian
- næmni, lipurðIcelandic
- delicatezzaItalian
- きゃしゃJapanese
- 우아함, 까다로움Korean
- dailumasLithuanian
- gleznums; trauslums; izsmalcinātībaLatvian
- keayuanMalay
- sierlijkheidDutch
- kresenhet, tanderhet, sirlighetNorwegian
- filigranowośćPolish
- زیبایی؛ لطافتPersian
- خوندور، مزه ناك، زړه وړونكى، نفيسPashto
- delicadezaPortuguese
- delicateţeRomanian
- изяществоRussian
- ľúbeznosťSlovak
- ljubkostSlovenian
- ljupkostSerbian
- utsökthetSwedish
- ความงดงามThai
- zerafet, nezaketTurkish
- 優美，精緻，優雅Chinese (Trad.)
- витонченістьUkrainian
- نفاست، خوش ذوقیUrdu
- vẻ thanh nhã; vị ngon lànhVietnamese
- 优美，精致，优雅Chinese (Simp.)
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