Definitions for dainty
ˈdeɪn tidain·ty

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat(adj)

   something considered choice to eat

2. dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee(adj)

   affectedly dainty or refined

3. dainty, exquisite(adj)

   delicately beautiful

   "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"

4. dainty(adj)

   especially pleasing to the taste

   "a dainty dish to set before a kind";

5. dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish(adj)

   excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

   "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dainty(Noun)

   Esteem, honour.

   Etymology: From deintié, from dignitatem.

2. dainty(Noun)

   A delicacy.

   Etymology: From deintié, from dignitatem.

3. dainty(Noun)

   Fancy cookies, pastries, or squares served at a social event (usually plural).

   Etymology: From deintié, from dignitatem.

4. dainty(Adjective)

   Excellent; valuable, fine.

   Etymology: From deintié, from dignitatem.

5. dainty(Adjective)

   Delicately small and pretty.

   Etymology: From deintié, from dignitatem.

6. dainty(Adjective)

   Fastidious and fussy when eating.

   Etymology: From deintié, from dignitatem.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Dainty(noun)

   value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything

2. Dainty(noun)

   that which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy

3. Dainty(noun)

   a term of fondness

4. Dainty

   rare; valuable; costly

5. Dainty

   delicious to the palate; toothsome

6. Dainty

   nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender

7. Dainty

   requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dainty

   dān′ti, adj. pleasant to the palate: delicate: fastidious: (Spens.) elegant.—n. that which is dainty, a delicacy.—adj. Daint (Spens.).—adv. Dain′tily.—n. Dain′tiness. [M. E. deintee, anything worthy or costly. O. Fr. daintié, worthiness—L. dignitat-em—dignus, worthy.]

How to pronounce dainty?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dainty in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dainty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of dainty in a Sentence

1. Luigi Barzini:

   They eat the dainty food of gamous chefs with the same pleasure with which they devour gross peasant dishes, mostly composed of garlic and tomatoes, or fisherman's octopus and shrimps, fried in heavily scented olive oil on a little deserted beach.

2. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

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