delicacy

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word delicacy. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word delicacy, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say delicacy in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word delicacy you have here. The definition of the word delicacy will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdelicacy, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛlɪkəsi/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

delicacy (countable and uncountable, plural delicacies)

  1. The quality of being delicate.
    • 1878, Samuel Butler, Life and Habit, London: Trübner & Co., page 1:
      […] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, and the blame will rather lie with its own delicacy than with the carelessness of the crusher.
  2. Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
    a Chinese delicacy
  3. Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
  4. Frailty of health or fitness.
  5. Refinement in taste or discrimination.
  6. Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

Related terms

Translations

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia