1) Affectedly dainty or refined 2) Choice 3) Deep cut 4) Delectable 5) Delicate 6) Delicate or elegant 7) Delicate, like a doily 8) Delicately beautiful 9) Delicately pretty 10) Delicious and choice 11) Exquisite 12) Fairylike 13) Fine pastry 14) Fine; tender 15) French word used in English 16) Gracefully delicate
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1) Confection 2) Confectionery 3) Cute 4) Delicate 5) Fastidious 6) Goody 7) Kickshaw 8) Mincing 9) Nimble 10) Overnice 11) Petite 12) Prim 13) Quaint 14) Refined 15) Squeamish 16) Tasty 17) Tidbit 18) Titbit 19) Treat 20) Twee
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• (superl.) Delicious to the palate; toothsome. • (n.) A term of fondness. • (superl.) Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious. • (n.) Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything. • (n.) That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy. •...
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Meaning as a surname: Nickname for someone considered fine, handsome or pleasant.
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Origin: OE. Deinie, dainte, deintie, deyntee, OF. Deintie delicacy, orig, dignity, honor, fr. L. Dignitas, fr. Dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Dignity. ... 1. Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything. 'I ne told no deyntee of her love.' (Chaucer) ... 2. That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy. 'That precious nect...
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Dain'ty noun ;
plural Dainties . [ Middle English
deinie ,
dainte ,
deintie ,
deyntee , Old French
deintié delicacy, orig., dignity, honor, from Latin
dignitas , from
dignus worthy. See
Deign , and confer
Dignity .]
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Dain'ty adjective [
Compar. Daintier ;
superl. Daintiest .]
1. Rare; valuable; costly. [ Obsolete] « Full many a
deynté horse had he in stable.»
Chaucer. » Hence the proverb '
dainty maketh de...Found on
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pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to pleaseÂ
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HMS Defender was a British defender Class destroyer of 1375 tons displacement built under the 1930 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a...
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[
adj] - especially pleasing to the taste 2. [adj] - affectedly dainty or refined 3. [adj] - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted 4. [adj] - of delicate composition and artistry 5. [n] - something considered choice to eat
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dainty 1. Delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite. 2. Delicious or choice; pleasing to the taste and, often, temptingly served or delicate. 3. Of refined taste; discriminating; particular; fastidious; such as, a dainty eater. 4. Overly fastidious or particular; finicky; squeamish. 5. Etymology: about 1225, from Old French daintie, 'price, v...
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exquisite adjective delicately beautiful; `a dainty teacup`; `an exquisite cameo`
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