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Daintiness

Daintiness Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Daintiness? [n] the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Daintiness: delicacy \| fineness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Daintiness: acquired taste \| airiness \| amiable weakness \| appreciation of excellence \| ascent \| asepsis \| breakability \| brittleness \| bubbliness \| buoyancy \| changeableness \| choiceness \| civilized taste \| civilizedness \| cleanliness \| cleanly habits \| cleanness \| collapse \| cultivated taste \| cultivation \| culture \| cunningness \| cuteness \| delicacy \| delicateness \| destructibility \| diminutiveness \| discrimination \| disintegration \| down \| downiness \| effeminacy \| elegance \| ethereality \| excellence \| exiguity \| exiguousness \| exquisiteness \| fastidiousness \| fewness \| filminess \| fine-grainedness \| fineness \| finesse \| flimsiness \| floatability \| fluff \| fluffiness \| foaminess \| fragility \| frailty \| frangibility \| freshness \| frothiness \| fuzz \| fuzziness \| gentleness \| good taste \| gossameriness \| grace \| gracefulness \| gracility \| graciosity \| graciousness \| hospital cleanliness \| human frailty \| immaculacy \| immaculateness \| inconsequentiality \| inconsiderableness \| indecisiveness \| infirmity of will \| inherent vice \| insignificance \| insufficiency \| irresolution \| lack of weight \| levitation \| levity \| lightness \| littleness \| meagerness \| meanness \| minuteness \| moderateness \| moral weakness \| niceness \| nicety \| peach fuzz \| pettiness \| picayunishness \| polish \| pubescence \| puniness \| pureness \| purity \| quality \| refinement \| satin \| satininess \| scantiness \| silk \| silkiness \| sleaziness \| slightness \| smallness \| smoothness \| softness \| sophistication \| spotlessness \| stainlessness \| sterility \| subtlety \| taste \| tastefulness \| tenderness \| tidiness \| tininess \| triviality \| unheaviness \| unimportance \| unspottedness \| unsubstantiality \| velleity \| velvet \| velvetiness \| volatility \| weightlessness \| whiteness \| wispiness \| womanishness \| yeastiness See Also \| elegance Daintiness In Webster's Dictionary \Dain"ti*ness\, n. The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness. The daintiness and niceness of our captains --Hakluyt. More notorious for the daintiness of the provision . . . than for the massiveness of the dish. --Hakewill. The duke exeeded in the daintiness of his leg and foot, and the earl in the fine shape of his hands, --Sir H. Wotton.

Daintiness Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Daintiness?

[n] the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Daintiness: delicacy | fineness

See Also | elegance

Daintiness In Webster's Dictionary

\Dain"ti*ness\, n.
The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance;
delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness.

      The daintiness and niceness of our captains --Hakluyt.

      More notorious for the daintiness of the provision . .
      . than for the massiveness of the dish.  --Hakewill.

      The duke exeeded in the daintiness of his leg and foot,
      and the earl in the fine shape of his hands, --Sir H.
                                               Wotton.

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