■ adjective ( daintier , daintiest )
1》 delicately small and pretty.
↘delicate and graceful in build or movement.
2》 fastidious, typically concerning food.
■ noun ( plural dainties ) a delicacy.
Derivatives
daintily adverb
daintiness noun
Origin
ME (asnoun): from OFr. daintie , deintie 'choice morsel, pleasure', from L. dignitas 'worthiness or beauty', from dignus 'worthy'.