| NOUN | attribute | delicacy, daintiness, fineness | the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance |
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| food | delicacy, dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat | something considered choice to eat | |
| cognition | delicacy, discretion | refined taste | |
| attribute | delicacy, slightness | smallness of stature | |
| attribute | delicacy, fragility | lack of physical strength | |
| attribute | delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse | subtly skillful handling of a situation | |
| attribute | delicacy, airiness | lightness in movement or manner |
| Sounds | deh'lahkahsiy; deh'lihkahsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | The quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance. | |
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| Synonyms | daintiness, fineness | |
| Broader | elegance | A refined quality of gracefulness and good taste |
| Spanish | delicadeza, fineza, finura, fragilidad | |
| Catalan | delicadesa, finesa | |
| Meaning | Something considered choice to eat. | |
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| Synonyms | dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat | |
| Narrower | ambrosia, nectar | (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods |
| choice morsel, tidbit, titbit | A small tasty bit of food | |
| gelatin, jelly | An edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating / coating for foods | |
| marrow, bone marrow | Very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones | |
| savory, savoury | An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre | |
| sweet, confection | A food rich in sugar | |
| Broader | nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals | A source of materials to nourish the body |
| Spanish | exquisitez, golosina | |
| Catalan | exquisidesa, exquisitat | |
| Meaning | refined taste; tact. | |
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| Synonym | discretion | |
| Broader | taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness | Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) |
| Spanish | delicadeza, discrección, discreción | |
| Meaning | smallness of stature. | |
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| Synonym | slightness | |
| Broader | smallness, littleness | The property of having a relatively small size |
| Spanish | delicadeza, finura, insignificancia, minucia, pequeñez | |
| Catalan | insignificànça, petitesa | |
| Meaning | lack of physical strength. | |
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| Synonym | fragility | |
| Broader | weakness | The property of lacking physical or mental strength |
| Spanish | delicadeza, fragilidad | |
| Meaning | subtly skillful handling of a situation. | |
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| Synonyms | diplomacy, discreetness, finesse | |
| Broader | tact, tactfulness | consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense |
| Spanish | delicadeza, diplomacia, discreción, finura, sutileza | |
| Catalan | delicadesa, diplomàcia, discreció, subtilesa | |
| Meaning | lightness in movement or manner. | |
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| Synonym | airiness | |
| Broader | liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness | animation and energy in action or expression / expression |
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