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1. delicacy
noun. ['ˈdɛləkəsi, ˈdɛlɪkəsi'] the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance.
Antonyms
Etymology
- delicacie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- delicat (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Delicacy
- accuracy
- adequacy
- advocacy
- agassi
- almasy
- argosy
- aristocracy
- autocracy
- barkocy
- biopharmacy
- bluesy
- bureaucracy
- candidacy
- celibacy
- confederacy
- confederacy
- conspiracy
- courtesy
- degeneracy
- delicacy
How do you pronounce delicacy?
Pronounce delicacy as ˈdɛlɪkəsi.
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Sentences with delicacy
1. Noun, singular or mass
They have the versatility to go from light delicacy to substantial meal.
Quotes about delicacy
1. Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your capacity to love, your spirituality, delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength.
- James E. Faust
2. It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?
- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
3. The secret of poetry is never explained - is always new. We have not got farther than mere wonder at the delicacy of the touch, & the eternity it inherits. In every house a child that in mere play utters oracles, & knows not that they are such. 'Tis as easy as breath. 'Tis like this gravity, which holds the Universe together, & none knows what it is.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. delicacy
noun. ['ˈdɛləkəsi, ˈdɛlɪkəsi'] something considered choice to eat.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- delicacie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- delicat (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. delicacy
noun. ['ˈdɛləkəsi, ˈdɛlɪkəsi'] lightness in movement or manner.
Synonyms
Etymology
- delicacie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- delicat (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. delicacy
noun. ['ˈdɛləkəsi, ˈdɛlɪkəsi'] smallness of stature.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- delicacie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- delicat (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. delicacy
noun. ['ˈdɛləkəsi, ˈdɛlɪkəsi'] refined taste; tact.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- delicacie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- delicat (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. delicacy
noun. ['ˈdɛləkəsi, ˈdɛlɪkəsi'] subtly skillful handling of a situation.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- delicacie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- delicat (Middle English (1100-1500))
