DELICACY Synonyms
There are 33 hypernyms of the word delicacy. (close relations)
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| dainty | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • something considered choice to eat adjective satellite • delicately beautiful • especially pleasing to the taste • excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | ||||||
| goody | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • something considered choice to eat | ||||||
| treat | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • something considered choice to eat • an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight verb • interact in a certain way • subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition • provide treatment for • act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression • provide with a gift or entertainment • provide with choice or abundant food or drink • engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement • regard or consider in a specific way | ||||||
| fancy | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • not plain; decorative or ornamented noun • something many people believe that is false • imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination • a predisposition to like something verb • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind • have a fancy or particular liking or desire for | ||||||
| gourmet | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | ||||||
| luxury | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity • the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | ||||||
| rarity | nounn | |||||
noun • noteworthy scarcity • a rarified quality • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||
| specialty | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an asset of special worth or utility • a distinguishing trait • the special line of work you have adopted as your career | ||||||
| tidbit | nounn | |||||
noun • a small tasty bit of food | ||||||
| titbit | nounn | |||||
noun • a small tasty bit of food | ||||||
| airiness | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air • the property of something weightless and insubstantial • lightness in movement or manner | ||||||
| daintiness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance | ||||||
| diplomacy | nounn | |||||
noun • negotiation between nations • subtly skillful handling of a situation • wisdom in the management of public affairs | ||||||
| discreetness | nounn | |||||
noun • knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress • subtly skillful handling of a situation | ||||||
| discretion | nounn | |||||
noun • freedom to act or judge on one's own • knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress • refined taste; tact • the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies • the trait of judging wisely and objectively | ||||||
| fineness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being very good indeed • the property of being very narrow or thin • having a very fine texture • the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance | ||||||
| finesse | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • subtly skillful handling of a situation | ||||||
| fragility | nounn | |||||
noun • quality of being easily damaged or destroyed • lack of physical strength | ||||||
| kickshaw | nounn | |||||
noun • something considered choice to eat | ||||||
| slightness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous • slenderness • the property of an attractively thin person | ||||||
