daintiness
1
6.8
- noun
- /ˈdeɪntɪnəs/
:
delicadeza
- The daintiness of the movement startled me.
Examples
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The daintiness of the flower petals made them look particularly exquisite in the sunlight.
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Either sack the bloody woman or do something to ensure a little personal daintiness.
Fiction book (1990) -
Daintiness is bred, and daintiness is manufactured.
Fiction book (2001) -
Daintiness is bred, and daintiness is manufactured.
Fiction book (2001) -
This girl—for surely she can be no more than sixteen—has had daintiness thrust upon her.
Fiction book (2001) -
He is, in a sense, a Godfather figure, isolated and endowed with an inverted religious presence, as evidenced by his name and the saintly daintiness of his features:
Academic text (1997) -
"Daintiness, in fact, is one reason my mother has befriended Mrs. Ravert, whose humility is rubbed smooth and small like a pebble, and whose Scots accent my mother thinks is refined."
Fiction book (1990) -
Her daintiness was evident in the way she gracefully danced across the stage.
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With daintiness, she arranged the delicate china on the table for the afternoon tea.
Synonyms
172
2.6
A smooth, attractive way of moving or behaving
47
3.5
A graceful, stylish way of looking or behaving that shows good taste
11
2.0
A pleasing, beautiful look that makes people admire it
4
7.9
Polite and elegant behavior that shows high social standing
4
5.3
A soft, gentle beauty in small or carefully made things
3
1.0
A quality that makes something look beautiful, often small and delicate
1
3.9
A calm, elegant way of moving and behaving
1
7.1
A very great beauty shown in delicate detail
1
5.3
How delicate and detailed something looks or feels
1
4.5
A sense of good style in clothes, design, or manners
1
8.4
How beautiful something looks
Antonyms
How Delicate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Daintiness comes from an old French word deintie meaning 'delight' or a 'choice bite', and the word dainty once meant a small, tasty morsel. So daintiness now suggests something small, delicate, and pleasing to the senses.