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 Definitions of delicacy  [ˈdɛl ɪ kə si]  

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Definition of 'delicacy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) delicacy
fineness of texture, quality, etc.; daintiness:
the delicacy of lace.

2.  delicacy
something delightful or pleasing, esp. a choice food considered with regard to its rarity or costliness.

3.  delicacy
the quality of being easily damaged; fragility.

4.  delicacy
the quality of requiring or involving great care or tact.

5.  delicacy
precision of action or operation.

6.  delicacy
fineness of perception or feeling; sensitiveness.

7.  delicacy
sensitivity with regard to what is proper.

8.  delicacy
bodily weakness; frailty.

Etymology:  (1325–75)

Definition of 'delicacy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) daintiness, delicacy, fineness
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
"the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

2. (noun) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
something considered choice to eat

3. (noun) delicacy, discretion
refined taste; tact

4. (noun) delicacy, slightness
smallness of stature

5. (noun) fragility, delicacy
lack of physical strength

6. (noun) delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse
subtly skillful handling of a situation

7. (noun) airiness, delicacy
lightness in movement or manner


Definition of 'delicacy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) delicacy
the state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like

2. (adj) delicacy
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

3. (adj) delicacy
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

4. (adj) delicacy
addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment

5. (adj) delicacy
nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy

6. (adj) delicacy
the state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance

7. (adj) delicacy
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

8. (adj) delicacy
pleasure; gratification; delight


Translation of 'delicacy' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the state or quality of being delicate.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: fynheid, delikaatheid, sa Arabic flag Arabic: رِقَّه، نُعومَه، لَطافَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: деликатност
Brazilian flag Brazilian: delicadeza Czech flag Czech: jemnost, delikátnost German flag German: die Zartheit
Danish flag Danish: finfølelse; sarthed Greek flag Greek: ευαισθησία, λεπτότητα Spanish flag Spanish: delicadeza
Estonian flag Estonian: peenus, delikaatsus Farsi flag Farsi: حساسیت؛ ظرافت Finnish flag Finnish: hentous
French flag French: délicatesse Hebrew flag Hebrew: עָדִינוּת Hindi flag Hindi: कोमलता
Croatian flag Croatian: osjetljivost, obzirnost Hungarian flag Hungarian: finomság Indonesian flag Indonesian: kehalusan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fínleiki; viðkvæmni Italian flag Italian: delicatezza Japanese flag Japanese: 繊細さ
Korean flag Korean: 세심한 주의를 요함 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: subtilumas,švelnumas Latvian flag Latvian: smalkjūtība; smalkums; tr
Malay flag Malay: makanan istimewa Dutch flag Dutch: gevoeligheid, teerheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: sarthet, svak helse, finf
Polish flag Polish: delikatność Persian flag Persian: حساسیت؛ ظرافت Pashto flag Pashto: تنكى والى، نزاكت، لطافت،
Portuguese flag Portuguese: delicadeza Romanian flag Romanian: delicateţe Russian flag Russian: деликатность; утончённост
Slovak flag Slovak: jemnosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: finost Serbian flag Serbian: prefinjenost
Swedish flag Swedish: finhet,ömtålighet Thai flag Thai: ความละเอียดอ่อน Turkish flag Turkish: zerafet, incelik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 精緻 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: делікатність; ніжність Urdu flag Urdu: نفاست
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự mềm mại Chinese flag Chinese: 精致

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