delicacy

  1. Noun.  The quality of being delicate.
  2. Noun.  Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement -''a Chinese delicacy''.
  3. Noun.  Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
  4. Noun.  Frailty of health or fitness.
  5. Noun.  Refinement in taste or discrimination.
  6. Noun.  Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.