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Synonyms for delicacy
ˈdɛl ɪ kə sidel·i·ca·cy

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. delicacy

    Synonyms:
    nicety, dainty, mor, sel, refinement, tact, softness, luxury, modesty, scruple, sensitiveness, fragility

    Antonyms:
    coarseness, rudeness, rawness, muchness, indelicacy, commons, necessaries, fare, physic, vigor, robustness

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. daintiness, delicacy, finenessnoun

    the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

    "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

    Synonyms:
    daintiness, finesse, dainty, diplomacy, slightness, discreetness, fineness, airiness, treat, powderiness, fragility, kickshaw, goody, discretion, thinness, choiceness

  2. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treatnoun

    something considered choice to eat

    Synonyms:
    discreetness, slightness, finesse, diplomacy, discretion, kickshaw, goody, dainty, treat, fineness, fragility, airiness, daintiness

  3. delicacy, discretionnoun

    refined taste; tact

    Synonyms:
    daintiness, dainty, diplomacy, finesse, free will, circumspection, slightness, discreetness, fineness, airiness, treat, fragility, kickshaw, prudence, discretion, discernment, goody

  4. delicacy, slightnessnoun

    smallness of stature

    Synonyms:
    daintiness, dainty, diplomacy, finesse, triviality, slightness, pettiness, discreetness, fineness, airiness, treat, slenderness, fragility, slimness, kickshaw, goody, discretion, puniness

  5. fragility, delicacynoun

    lack of physical strength

    Synonyms:
    daintiness, dainty, diplomacy, finesse, frangibleness, slightness, breakability, fineness, frangibility, airiness, treat, fragility, kickshaw, goody, discreetness, discretion

  6. delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finessenoun

    subtly skillful handling of a situation

    Synonyms:
    diplomatic negotiations, daintiness, finesse, dainty, diplomacy, statesmanship, prudence, circumspection, slightness, discreetness, fineness, airiness, treat, fragility, kickshaw, goody, discretion, statecraft

  7. airiness, delicacynoun

    lightness in movement or manner

    Synonyms:
    discreetness, slightness, finesse, airiness, diplomacy, discretion, kickshaw, goody, dainty, treat, fineness, fragility, buoyancy, daintiness

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. delicacynoun

    Synonyms:
    pleasantness, agreeableness, deliciousness, daintiness, savoriness, relish

  2. delicacynoun

    Synonyms:
    dainty, tidbit, titbit

  3. delicacynoun

    Synonyms:
    fineness, nicety, niceness, elegance

  4. delicacynoun

    Synonyms:
    tenderness, slenderness, weakness, frailty

  5. delicacynoun

    Synonyms:
    carefulness, scrupulousness, fastidiousness, daintiness, discrimination, tact, sensibility, nice perception

  6. delicacynoun

    Synonyms:
    refinement, purity

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. delicacynoun

    Synonyms:
    daintiness, fineness, frailty, refinement, fastidiousness, discrimination, sensitiveness, dainty, tidbit, junket

    Antonyms:
    indelicacy, coarseness, indiscrimination

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "delicacy":

    finesse, sensitivity, fineness, fragility

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How to use delicacy in a sentence?

  1. New York:

    Their bright, resonant sopranos blend impeccably; Davie's Violet tackles the top notes with a delicacy and ardor that emphasize fragility and fear, while Padgett gives Daisy pluck and wit.

  2. New York:

    It's unconventional grist, to be sure, and musical theater is better for it, the material is handled with such delicacy and expertise that it speaks universally about big things that matter: life, love, family, surviving.

  3. Vladimir Pitulko:

    Indeed, these animals provide an endless source of different goods: food with meat, fat and marrow; fuel with dung, fat and bones; and raw material with long bones and ivory, they certainly would use them as food, especially certain parts like tongue or liver as a delicacy, but hunting for the ivory was more important.

  4. Agnes Repplier:

    A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough to arouse our fear, human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. We must triumph in his downfall, yet not barbarously nor with contempt, and the close of his career must be in harmony with all its previous development.

  5. Jonathan Swift:

    A footman may swear; but he cannot swear like a lord. He can swear as often: but can he swear with equal delicacy, propriety, and judgment?


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