Delicacy |
The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like. |
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Delicacy |
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. |
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Delicacy |
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. |
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Delicacy |
Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment. |
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Delicacy |
Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy. |
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