Princeton's WordNet

1. daintiness, delicacy, fineness(noun)

   the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

   "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

2. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat(noun)

   something considered choice to eat

3. delicacy, discretion(noun)

   refined taste; tact

4. delicacy, slightness(noun)

   smallness of stature

5. fragility, delicacy(noun)

   lack of physical strength

6. delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse(noun)

   subtly skillful handling of a situation

7. airiness, delicacy(noun)

   lightness in movement or manner

Wiktionary

1. delicacy(Noun)

   The quality of being delicate.

2. delicacy(Noun)

   Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement -a Chinese delicacy

3. delicacy(Noun)

   Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.

4. delicacy(Noun)

   Frailty of health or fitness.

5. delicacy(Noun)

   Refinement in taste or discrimination.

6. delicacy(Noun)

   Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

Origin: From delicacie, from delicat, from delicatus

Webster Dictionary

1. Delicacy(adj)

   the state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like

2. Delicacy(adj)

   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. Delicacy(adj)

   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. Delicacy(adj)

   addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment

5. Delicacy(adj)

   nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy

6. Delicacy(adj)

   the state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance

7. Delicacy(adj)

   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. Delicacy(adj)

   pleasure; gratification; delight

• fynheid, delikaatheid, sagtheidAfrikaans
• رِقَّه، نُعومَه، لَطافَهArabic
• деликатностBulgarian
• delicadezaPortuguese (BR)
• jemnost, delikátnostCzech
• die ZartheitGerman
• finfølelse; sarthedDanish
• ευαισθησία, λεπτότηταGreek
• delicadezaSpanish
• peenus, delikaatsusEstonian
• حساسیت؛ ظرافتFarsi
• hentousFinnish
• délicatesseFrench
• עָדִינוּתHebrew
• कोमलताHindi
• osjetljivost, obzirnostCroatian
• finomságHungarian
• kehalusanIndonesian
• fínleiki; viðkvæmniIcelandic
• delicatezzaItalian
• 繊細さJapanese
• 세심한 주의를 요함Korean
• subtilumas,švelnumasLithuanian
• smalkjūtība; smalkums; trauslumsLatvian
• makanan istimewaMalay
• gevoeligheid, teerheidDutch
• sarthet, svak helse, finfølelseNorwegian
• delikatnośćPolish
• حساسیت؛ ظرافتPersian
• تنكى والى، نزاكت، لطافت، پوست والى، عياشى: حساسيت، يو خوند ورشىPashto
• delicadezaPortuguese
• delicateţeRomanian
• деликатность; утончённостьRussian
• jemnosťSlovak
• finostSlovenian
• prefinjenostSerbian
• finhet,ömtålighetSwedish
• ความละเอียดอ่อนThai
• zerafet, incelikTurkish
• 精緻Chinese (Trad.)
• делікатність; ніжністьUkrainian
• نفاستUrdu
• sự mềm mạiVietnamese
• 精致Chinese (Simp.)