ˌmȯ(r)bəˈdetsə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, from morbido tender, delicate, from Latin morbidus diseased, unwholesome
1. : an extreme delicacy and softness
marveled at the morbidezza of the Italian women — Francis Hackett
had too heroic a style for the morbidezza of the music he played
2. : a sensual delicacy of flesh-coloring in painting
morbidezza in his treatment of flesh — Edward McCurdy