delicacy
The quality of being delicate.
Other meanings
Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
“a Chinese delicacy”
Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
Related words
- hyperdelicacy
- indelicacy
- overdelicacy
Word history
From Latin "delicatus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “delicacy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.