delicacy: meaning and definitions
EnglishType a word
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.