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   The meaning of DELICACY is something pleasing to eat that is considered rare or luxurious. How to use delicacy in a sentence.

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   DELICACY definition: 1. something especially rare or expensive that is good to eat: 2. acting and speaking carefully so…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › delicacyDELICACY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.

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   the quality of requiring or involving great care or tact: negotiations of great delicacy. extreme sensitivity; precision of action or operation; minute accuracy: the delicacy of a skillful surgeon's touch; a watch mechanism of unusual delicacy.

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   Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondelicacy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of delicacy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is the meaning of delicacy?

   • English dictionary definition of: delicacy. lightness in movement or manner. the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance. subtly skillful handling of a situation. lack of physical strength. smallness of stature. refined taste; tact.

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   What is a great delicacy?

   • Caviar is a great delicacy. the quality of being easily broken or damaged; fragility. negotiations of great delicacy. the delicacy of a skillful surgeon's touch; a watch mechanism of unusual delicacy. the delicacy of the pianist's playing. Delicacy would not permit her to be rude. She criticized him with such delicacy that he was not offended.

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   What does delicadeza mean?

   • iguaria, delicadeza, guloseima… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DELICACY definition: 1. something especially rare or expensive that is good to eat: 2. acting and speaking carefully so….

   DELICACY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Where did the word 'delicacy' come from?

   • First recorded in 1325–75, delicacy is from the Middle English word delicasie. See delicate, -cy At the time, the island had not yet been named after the delicacy, and went by the decidedly less fantastical Twickenham Ait.

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8. www.oed.com › dictionary › delicacy_ndelicacy, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun delicacy, eight of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.