DAINTY


Meaning of DAINTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdeɪntɪ ]

adj. & n. --adj. (daintier, daintiest) 1 delicately pretty. 2 delicate of build or in movement. 3 (of food) choice. 4 fastidious; having delicate taste and sensibility. --n. (pl. -ies) a choice morsel; a delicacy. øødaintily adv. daintiness n. [AF daint÷, OF dainti÷, deinti÷ f. L dignitas -tatis f. dignus worthy]

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