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Something that is considered a luxury or treat, especially food
“Sheep eyes are considered a delicacy in some world cultures.”
The quality of requiring tact, discretion or sensitivity
“The subject of slavery has occupied her earnest attention for a hundred years, and her history on this question shows the difficulty and delicacy of the matter.”
The use of tact and consideration in handling a matter or situation
“They require much delicacy and tact in their prosecution to avoid altogether changing the relation which these institutions hold to the community.”
The state or quality of being rigorously accurate or true
“The intricacy and delicacy of the mechanism necessary to bring the particular number desired into alignment was such as to make the machine unreliable.”
The ability to detect slight differences or impressions
“Extreme delicacy of the thermometer can be arrived at by using a very fine tube, particularly if it be also flat.”
Showing skill or dexterity
“Every character is drawn with a delicacy of touch and a mellowness of finish.”
Fineness or intricacy of texture or structure
“Her interpretation was always clear in texture, with an inner calm and beautiful delicacy in the variations, which built towards a thrilling climax.”
Having elegance, class and grace in one's manner or behavior
“I found a mind full of intelligence, a heart overflowing with goodness, and a deferential delicacy of manner in her intercourse with us.”
The quality or characteristic of being weak, frail or sickly
“The fair orator delivered these words with such fire, such feeling, that your husband's delicacy of health may not increase into serious sickness.”
The state of being, or a tendency to be, squeamish
“Circumstances led to the suspicion that the child's delicacy might have arisen from the arsenical paper of the room where he slept.”
The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood
The quality of being awkward
Roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy
The presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it really is
Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals
Tact and gentleness
An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking
Something attributive that is pleasing to the senses
The quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered
An act or quality of being humble or unpretentious
A thing that is helpful or beneficial
Squeamishness or prudishness
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