delicacy

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/ (UK)

Definition of delicacy

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being delicate.
    “[…] 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.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being delicate.
    “[…] 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. (countable, uncountable)Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
    “a Chinese delicacy”
  3. (countable, uncountable)Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
  4. (countable, uncountable)Frailty of health or fitness.
  5. (countable, uncountable)Refinement in taste or discrimination.
  6. (countable, uncountable)Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

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Etymology

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

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