Definition for Delicacy:

• Fineness of texture; a thing dainty and pleasant to the taste; elegance of feminine beauty in form or dress; a nice propriety in civility or politeness, proceeding from a desire to please; tenderness or consideration; tenderness of constitution; weakness.

Synonyms for Delicacy:

• n.

  •
  • solicitude,
  • softness,
  • warmth,
  • support,
  • transparency,
  • tenderness,
  • liberality,
  • charity,
  • translucency,
  • altruism,
  • hospitality,
  • subtlety,
  • consideration,
  • smoothness,
  • generosity.
  •
  • food,
  • dairy,
  • creole,
  • aphrodisiac,
  • savory,
  • carbohydrate,
  • base,
  • sweet,
  • specialty,
  • luxury,
  • delight,
  • confectionery,
  • rarity.
  •
  • organized,
  • provident,
  • methodical,
  • meticulous,
  • exact,
  • systematic,
  • careful,
  • cautious,
  • painstaking,
  • thorough.
  •
  • chivalry,
  • good,
  • ingestion,
  • decorum,
  • gallantry,
  • breeding,
  • gentility,
  • civility,
  • courtesy.
  •
  • volatility,
  • astringency,
  • permeability,
  • effervescence,
  • strong,
  • absorbency,
  • naturalness.
  •
  • vulnerability.
  •beauty (noun)
  • exquisiteness.
  •brittleness (noun)
  • crispness.
  •cognition (noun)
  • discretion.
  •daintiness, fineness of structure (noun)
  • slenderness,
  • gossameriness,
  • Diaphaneity.
  •delicacy (noun)
  • slightness,
  • diplomacy,
  • goody,
  • discreetness,
  • kickshaw,
  • dainty,
  • fineness.
  •delicious, gourmet food (noun)
  • dessert,
  • relish,
  • special,
  • nectar,
  • pleasure,
  • banquet,
  • regale,
  • feast,
  • indulgence.
  •diplomacy (noun)
  • statecraft.
  •elegance (noun)
  • purity,
  • courtliness,
  • gracefulness,
  • urbanity.
  •fastidiousness (noun)
  • properness,
  • discrimination,
  • literalism,
  • accuracy,
  • fussiness,
  • prudishness,
  • preciseness,
  • severity,
  • correctness,
  • conscientiousness,
  • priggishness,
  • criticalness,
  • exactingness,
  • meticulousness,
  • diligence,
  • fastidiousness,
  • rigorousness,
  • flawlessness,
  • particularity,
  • persnicketiness,
  • carefulness.
  •feebleness (noun)
  • Sickliness,
  • unhealthiness.
  •feeling (noun)
  • empathy.
  •food (noun)
  • comestibles.
  •gift (noun)
  • manna.
  •good manners (noun)
  • propriety.
  •innocence (noun)
  • chastity.
  •littleness (noun)
  • minuteness,
  • meagerness,
  • succinctness,
  • paltriness,
  • smallness,
  • scantiness,
  • littleness,
  • compactness,
  • shortness,
  • brevity,
  • fewness,
  • narrowness,
  • conciseness,
  • lowness,
  • diminutiveness.
  •modesty (noun)
  • Lowliness.
  •sensitivity (noun)
  • Impressionability,
  • sensitiveness.
  •tact (noun)
  • tactfulness.
  •taste (noun)
  • charm,
  • grace,
  • class.
  •weakness (noun)
  • faintness,
  • weak point,
  • invalidity.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • appetizer,
  • unsubstantiality,
  • flimsiness.
  •
  • consistency,
  • decrepitude,
  • debility.
  •
  • instability,
  • infirmity.
  •
  • state.

Paraphrases for Delicacy:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    tact.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    fragility, fineness, vulnerability, treat, candy.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    sensitivity, finesse, delight, frailty, Sweetness, gentleness, softness, smoothness.

Antonyms for Delicacy:

• n.

  • daintiness, fineness of structure
    strength, heaviness, robustness, indelicacy, roughness, coarseness, inelegance.
  • delicious, gourmet food
    hate, trouble, unhappiness, melancholy, pain, dislike, sorrow, hatred, lot.
  • Other antonyms:
    inexactitude, stoutness, gutsiness, fitness, energy, imprecision, Brawniness, inaccuracy, wrongness, rudeness, health, ruggedness, guesswork, hardiness, impreciseness, toughness, carelessness, virility, sturdiness, lustiness, incorrectness, falseness, wellness, falsity, hardness, solidity, crudeness, indefiniteness, boldness, crudity, looseness, huskiness, vagueness, healthiness, firmness, approximation, inexactness, Muscularity, roundness, soundness.

Homophones for Delicacy:

• dialyse, dhu'l-hijjah, deadlock, delegacy, delius, dhu al-hijjah, De Luxe, deluxe, dulse, dialogue, dolichos, deluge, delouse, deathless, dialog, duologue, daedalus, Deliquesce, dulles, dalasi, deathlike, dialyze, Dhu al-Hijja, dollhouse, dateless, details, dallas, dhu'l-hijja, doll's eyes, dialysis, doll's house, delicious.

Hyponym for Delicacy:

• n.

  • cognition
    perceptiveness, appreciation, discernment, taste.