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dainty

[ deyn-tee ]

adjective

daintier, daintiest.
  1. of delicate beauty; exquisite:

    a dainty lace handkerchief.

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  2. pleasing to the taste and, often, temptingly served or delicate; delicious:

    dainty pastries.

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  3. of delicate discrimination or taste; particular:

    a dainty eater.

  4. overly particular; finicky; fastidious.

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noun

plural dainties.
  1. something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.

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dainty

/ ˈɪԳɪ /

adjective

  1. delicate or elegant

    a dainty teacup

  2. pleasing to the taste; choice; delicious

    a dainty morsel

  3. refined, esp excessively genteel; fastidious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a choice piece of food, esp a small cake or sweet; delicacy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ岹Գپ, adverb
  • ˈ岹ԳپԱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dainty1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English noun deinte, dainte, dente “worthiness, happiness, delicacy,” from Anglo-French deinte, Old French deint(i)e, from Latin 徱Ծ- (stem of 徱Ծ ); the adjective is derivative of the noun; dignity
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dainty1

C13: from Old French 𾱲Գپé, from Latin 徱Ծ dignity
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Example Sentences

But she always raises her exceptionally dainty feet for her sergeant to slip on the paper booties at a crime scene — and never fails to check on the welfare of those left behind.

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The creature lifts its head, nearly dainty in scale, and contentedly gnaws a mouthful of ferns.

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Still tethered around her neck is a dainty gold chain with the name of her fourth studio album, “Encuentros,” released Oct.

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Foods like salad and Jell-O were seen as dainty and understood to be women's cuisine.

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Ceanothus blooms also don’t last much longer than a day once they’re cut, and manzanitas, large shrubs with reddish limbs and dainty bell-shaped flowers, “are just too precious” to potentially damage by cutting, she said.

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