Daintiness
['dentɪnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; 'the daintiness of her touch'; 'the fineness of her features'.
Typist: Ollie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness.
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Examples
- Upon this history, therefore, mechanical and illiberal as it may seem (all fineness and daintiness set aside), the greatest diligence must be bestowed. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Each vied with the other in smartness and daintiness of dress, and many handsome forms were seen amongst the younger ones. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In the daintiness of American house-architecture, and in the natural manners of the free and happy American women he saw a real note of civilization. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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