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delicacy

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1. delicacy - Noun

2. delicacy - Adjective

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The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like.

Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame.

Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action.

Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment.

Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy.

The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance.

That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table.

Pleasure; gratification; delight.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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the daintiness of her touch Source: Internet

the fineness of her features Source: Internet

According to the World Wildlife Fund claims it is one of the most threatened cetaceans with only about 1,000 still existing. citation Fish Palla fish Tenualosa ilisha of the river is a delicacy for people living along the river. Source: Internet

A delicacy much loved by all the cast members and often used as a bribe during sketches. Source: Internet

All through we have orchestration of infinite delicacy, tunes of alarming simplicity, but never a tinge of vulgarity. Source: Internet

As food, traditional medicine, and cosmetics render The flesh of turtles, calipash or calipee, was, and still is, considered a delicacy in a number of cultures. Source: Internet

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