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   dainty

   /ˈdeɪnti/

   adjective

   • 1. delicately small and pretty: "a dainty lace handkerchief"
   • ▪ (of a person) delicate and graceful in build or movement: "he is one of the daintiest players in the game" Similar delicateneatrefinedtastefulfineelegantexquisitegracefulpetiteslightslimtrimprettyinformal:dinkyOpposite unwieldy
   • ▪ (of food) particularly good to eat and served in a small portion: "a dainty morsel" Similar tastydeliciouschoicepalatablelusciousmouth-wateringdelectabletoothsomesucculentjuicyappetizinginvitingtemptinginformal:scrumptiousyummyscrummyfinger-lickingmoreishpengliterary:ambrosialOpposite tastelessunpalatable
   • 2. fastidious, especially concerning food: "a dainty appetite" Similar fastidiousfussyhard to pleasefinickyfinicalfaddishsqueamishrefinedparticulardiscriminatingdiscerningcriticalexactingdemandingscrupulousmeticulouscarefulcautiousinformal:choosypickyfaddypernicketypersnicketyarchaic:niceOpposite easy to pleaseundiscriminating

   noun

   • 1. something good to eat; a delicacy: "home-made breads, jams, and dainties"

   Word Origin Middle English (as noun): from Old French daintie, deintie ‘choice morsel, pleasure’, from Latin dignitas ‘worthiness or beauty’, from dignus ‘worthy’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. daintily adverb
   • 2. daintiness noun

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   What does dainty mean?

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   What does the word 'dainties' mean?

   • According to the Bible, dainties are luxuries that are costly, delicate, and rare. This idea is common to all the words thus rendered, and is naturally associated with kings' tables and the lives of those who are lovers of pleasure and luxury.

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   What does dainty taste mean?

   • 1. of delicate beauty or form. 2. pleasing to the taste dainty pastries. 3. particular; fastidious: a dainty eater. 4. overly particular; finicky. n. 5. something delicious to the taste; delicacy.

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   What does dainty eater mean?

   • a dainty eater. overly particular; finicky; fastidious. , plural dain·ties. something delicious to the taste; a 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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