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Delicacy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being delicate. countable, uncountable

    "[…] 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."

  2. 2
    lightness in movement or manner wordnet
  3. 3
    Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement. countable, uncountable

    "a Chinese delicacy"

  4. 4
    the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance wordnet
  5. 5
    Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    subtly skillful handling of a situation wordnet
  2. 7
    Frailty of health or fitness. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    lack of physical strength wordnet
  4. 9
    Refinement in taste or discrimination. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    slenderness wordnet
  6. 11
    Tact and propriety; the need for such tact. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    refined taste; tact wordnet
  8. 13
    something considered choice to eat wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus. Equivalent to delicate + -cy.

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