dainty
adjective/ˈdeɪnti/
/ˈdeɪnti/
(comparative daintier, superlative daintiest)
- (of people and things) small and pretty in a way that people find attractive synonym delicate
- dainty feet
- a dainty porcelain cup
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- (of movements) careful, often in a way that suggests good manners synonym delicate
- She took a dainty little bite of the apple.
Word OriginMiddle English (as noun): from Old French daintie, deintie ‘choice morsel, pleasure’, from Latin dignitas ‘worthiness or beauty’, from dignus ‘worthy’.
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