delicacy: meaning and definitions

The quality of being delicate.

Something pleasing and appealing, especially a choice food.

Fineness of appearance, construction, or execution; elegance: brushwork of great delicacy.

Frailty of bodily constitution or health.

Sensitivity of perception, discrimination, or taste; refinement.

Sensitivity to the feelings of others; tact: phrased the apology with delicacy.

Sensitivity to what is proper; propriety.

Undue sensitivity to or concern with what may be considered offensive or improper; squeamishness: scenes that might offend a viewer's delicacy.

The need for tact in treatment or handling: a topic of some delicacy.

Sensitivity to very small changes; precision: the delicacy of a set of scales.