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Show more There are no more uses of "delicacy" in the book. To see samples from other sources, click a word sense below: as in: eat the delicacy Define
something that is rare or expensive -- usually a prized food
as in: discuss with delicacy
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care and gentleness -- especially speaking or acting with sensitivity and tact
as in: offend her delicacy
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fragility -- of something that can easily be damaged
(often referring to the fragility of someone's emotional well being when it is easily distressed by something that is offensive or disturbing)
as in: delicacy of the brushwork
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pleasant subtlety or fineness
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