daintiness

dain·ty  (dnt)

adj. dain·ti·er, dain·ti·est

1. Delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite: "No dainty rhymes or sentimental love verses for you, terrible year" (Walt Whitman).

2. Delicious or choice. See Synonyms at delicate.

3. Of refined taste; discriminating.

4. Overly fastidious; squeamish.

n. pl. dain·ties

Something delicious; a delicacy.

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[Middle English deinte, excellent, excellence, from Old French deintie, from Latin dignits, from dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

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dainti·ly adv.

dainti·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

daintiness - the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" delicacy, fineness elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"

Translations

daintiness [ˈdeɪntɪnɪs] N [of person, hands, vase] → finura f, delicadeza f; [of steps] → elegancia f, delicadeza f; [of figure] → gracia f, delicadeza f

daintiness

n → Zierlichkeit f; (of movement, manners etc) → Anmutigkeit f, → Geziertheit f (pej)

daintiness [ˈdeɪntɪnɪs] n (of food, person) → delicatezza; (of gestures, manners) → grazia

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daintiness [ˈdeɪntɪnɪs] n (of food, person) → delicatezza; (of gestures, manners) → grazia