• Delicacy

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈdÉ›lɪkÉ™si/

    Origin

    From Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus

    Noun

    delicacy

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