DAINTINESS

daintiness, delicacy, fineness

(noun) the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; “the daintiness of her touch”; “the fineness of her features”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

daintiness (countable and uncountable, plural daintinesses)

The characteristic of being dainty.

A dainty behaviour or gesture.

Anagrams

• Saint-Denis

Source: Wiktionary


Dain"ti*ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness. The daintiness and niceness of our captains Hakluyt. More notorious for the daintiness of the provision . . . than for the massiveness of the dish. Hakewill. The duke exeeded in the daintiness of his leg and foot, and the earl in the fine shape of his hands, Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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