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Meanings of daintiness in English
Synonyms
Examples for "delicacy"
Examples for "delicacy"
1
Porteous said he would celebrate being home by having a local delicacy.
2
That suggested delicacy; and yet her young body was strong and vital.
3
They understood at once the humour and the delicacy of the situation.
4
All the delicacy in him felt the agony of her outraged reserve.
5
A cold maiden blush gave her the sweetest delicacy in the world.
1
They are especially distinguished by the fineness and softness of the fur.
2
He bowed to them and remarked upon the fineness of the day.
3
Gold fineness is based on a scale of zero to one thousand.
4
It, however, lacks the fineness and gloss of the kossegear and kioddellik.
5
At the same time there was a peculiar fineness about the boy.
Usage of daintiness in English
1
The girl was pretty, and there was a pleasing daintiness about her.
2
Her foot, Cinderella's for daintiness, ceased its motion; she turned at once.
3
The expression suits the daintiness of Michael's character, as Guido represents him.
4
She shrugged her shoulders also with infinite daintiness, Oh, a native rumpus!
5
She has the daintiness of the lily and the flush of the rose.
6
Mere daintiness in feeding is characteristic of the lapdog and other over-protected animals.
7
Never had she seen beds approaching these in softness and daintiness.
8
It, too, was a four-poster; but so pompous a name overweighted its daintiness.
9
He looked at her slim figure, so charming in its daintiness.
10
He realized again her clean-cut, finished daintiness, the incisiveness of voice and feature.
11
His gait, although naturally carefree, had in it, however, a somewhat affected daintiness.
12
Kindliness, docility, sympathy, tenderness, daintiness-theseand other attributes were cultivated into incomparable blossoming.
13
She looked very charming in the stained and faded daintiness of her male attire.
14
What especially irritated the captain was the daintiness of some of his cabin passengers.
15
For all her soft daintiness, there was something of the tigress in Eileen Meredith.
16
There was daintiness in it, and a hint of impertinence.
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United Kingdom
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