dainty
dainty Lexical Profile
dainty Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Delicately small and pretty; characterized by a fine, graceful, and fragile appearance or build.
"She drank her afternoon tea from a dainty porcelain cup painted with tiny blue flowers."
Fastidious, scrupulous, or excessively particular, especially concerning food, manners, or personal comfort.
"The stray cat was surprisingly dainty about its meals and refused anything other than fresh salmon."
Appealing to refined taste; delicious and choice (of food).
"The banquet featured a variety of dainty morsels prepared by the head pastry chef."
• noun
Something small, choice, and delicious to eat; a culinary delicacy or sweet.
"The bakery display case was filled with marzipan fruits, petit fours, and other tempting dainties."
• Rhymes for dainty
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'deintie' (meaning 'worth, value, or delicacy'), which derives from Latin 'dignitas' ('worthiness, merit, or dignity'), from 'dignus' ('worthy'). It is an etymological doublet of 'dignity'.