Synonyms for delicacy
ˈdɛl ɪ kə sidel·i·ca·cy

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1. delicacy

   Synonyms:
   nicety, dainty, mor, sel, refinement, tact, softness, luxury, modesty, scruple, sensitiveness, fragility

   Antonyms:
   coarseness, rudeness, rawness, muchness, indelicacy, commons, necessaries, fare, physic, vigor, robustness

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1. daintiness, delicacy, finenessnoun

   the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

   "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

   Synonyms:
   daintiness, finesse, dainty, diplomacy, slightness, discreetness, fineness, airiness, treat, powderiness, fragility, kickshaw, goody, discretion, thinness, choiceness

2. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treatnoun

   something considered choice to eat

   Synonyms:
   discreetness, slightness, finesse, diplomacy, discretion, kickshaw, goody, dainty, treat, fineness, fragility, airiness, daintiness

3. delicacy, discretionnoun

   refined taste; tact

   Synonyms:
   daintiness, dainty, diplomacy, finesse, free will, circumspection, slightness, discreetness, fineness, airiness, treat, fragility, kickshaw, prudence, discretion, discernment, goody

4. delicacy, slightnessnoun

   smallness of stature

   Synonyms:
   daintiness, dainty, diplomacy, finesse, triviality, slightness, pettiness, discreetness, fineness, airiness, treat, slenderness, fragility, slimness, kickshaw, goody, discretion, puniness

5. fragility, delicacynoun

   lack of physical strength

   Synonyms:
   daintiness, dainty, diplomacy, finesse, frangibleness, slightness, breakability, fineness, frangibility, airiness, treat, fragility, kickshaw, goody, discreetness, discretion

6. delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finessenoun

   subtly skillful handling of a situation

   Synonyms:
   diplomatic negotiations, daintiness, finesse, dainty, diplomacy, statesmanship, prudence, circumspection, slightness, discreetness, fineness, airiness, treat, fragility, kickshaw, goody, discretion, statecraft

7. airiness, delicacynoun

   lightness in movement or manner

   Synonyms:
   discreetness, slightness, finesse, airiness, diplomacy, discretion, kickshaw, goody, dainty, treat, fineness, fragility, buoyancy, daintiness

Matched Categories

1. • Elegance
   • Nutriment
   • Smallness
   • Sprightliness
   • Tact
   • Taste
   • Weakness

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1. delicacynoun

   Synonyms:
   pleasantness, agreeableness, deliciousness, daintiness, savoriness, relish

2. delicacynoun

   Synonyms:
   dainty, tidbit, titbit

3. delicacynoun

   Synonyms:
   fineness, nicety, niceness, elegance

4. delicacynoun

   Synonyms:
   tenderness, slenderness, weakness, frailty

5. delicacynoun

   Synonyms:
   carefulness, scrupulousness, fastidiousness, daintiness, discrimination, tact, sensibility, nice perception

6. delicacynoun

   Synonyms:
   refinement, purity

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1. delicacynoun

   Synonyms:
   daintiness, fineness, frailty, refinement, fastidiousness, discrimination, sensitiveness, dainty, tidbit, junket

   Antonyms:
   indelicacy, coarseness, indiscrimination

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1. List of paraphrases for "delicacy":

   finesse, sensitivity, fineness, fragility

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How to use delicacy in a sentence?

1. New York:

   Their bright, resonant sopranos blend impeccably; Davie's Violet tackles the top notes with a delicacy and ardor that emphasize fragility and fear, while Padgett gives Daisy pluck and wit.

2. Jonathan Swift:

   A footman may swear; but he cannot swear like a lord. He can swear as often: but can he swear with equal delicacy, propriety, and judgment?

3. Vladimir Pitulko:

   Indeed, these animals provide an endless source of different goods: food with meat, fat and marrow; fuel with dung, fat and bones; and raw material with long bones and ivory, they certainly would use them as food, especially certain parts like tongue or liver as a delicacy, but hunting for the ivory was more important.

4. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   Dance is that delicacy of life radiating every particle of our existence with happiness

5. New York:

   It's unconventional grist, to be sure, and musical theater is better for it, the material is handled with such delicacy and expertise that it speaks universally about big things that matter: life, love, family, surviving.