delicacy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
delicacies
plural
delicacies
Britannica Dictionary definition of DELICACY
1
[count]
:
a food that people like to eat because it is special or rare
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The restaurant serves delicious sausages and other regional delicacies.
2
[noncount]
:
the quality of being delicate: such as
a
:
the quality of being easily broken or damaged
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the delicacy of the glassware
b
:
the quality of being easily injured, hurt, or made sick
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the delicacy [=frailty] of his health
c
:
the attractive quality of something that is formed from many small or fine parts
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The curtains were made from fine lace of great delicacy.
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a musician known for the delicacy of her compositions
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the delicacy of the young boy's features
d
:
the appealing quality of something that is not too strong
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the delicacy of the perfume
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the delicacy of the wine's flavor
3
[noncount]
a
:
special care or skill that is needed to prevent people from becoming upset or angry
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This is a difficult situation that should be handled with delicacy. [=tact]
b
:
the quality of requiring special care or skill
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Because of the delicacy of the situation, we needed to speak privately.
