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delicacy

How to use delicacy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for delicacy.

Editorial note

Sesfood is a staple in Bangladesh, and lobster is a delicacy.

Examples15
Definitions7
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of delicacy gathered in one view.

noun

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

noun

something considered choice to eat

noun

refined taste; tact

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for delicacy.

noun

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

noun

lack of physical strength

noun

lightness in movement or manner

Example sentences

1

Sesfood is a staple in Bangladesh, and lobster is a delicacy.

2

The way I see it, he has handled the issue with admirable delicacy.

3

They're used to harvest sea cucumbers, which I'm guessing is a culinary delicacy.

4

They are considered a delicacy in several European countries, but they don't taste as good as duck or geese in my opinion.

5

Fresh cheese would have been known from the stomachs of suckling animals, and might have been a prized delicacy before they were aware it could be manufactured.

6

Obviously, he forgoes the delicacy, one with a rich culinary tradition in his country, because he has to.

7

How many untraveled Americans would consider raw fish a delicacy 50 years ago?

8

Maybe if we ate morel mushrooms with everything instead of an occasional delicacy, for example.

9

So it's best to approach these incidents with great care and delicacy, to avoid having these stories inevitably be oriented in a men-vs.-women frame.

10

Soooo, make crickets a delicacy, get some good pr up and running to make it socially acceptable, and charge health-conscious yuppies $40/lb for em, and it'll sell.

11

It is quite strange that it's considered a delicacy, if you look at live lobsters up close they are kind of disgusting and really just look like giant insects that happen to live in the water.

12

They don't rebuild between workouts with protein bars; in fact, they barely eat any protein at all, living on little more than ground corn spiced up by their favourite delicacy, barbecued mouse.

13

It's definitely a difficult cultural thing to balance, but if you're conscious of the delicacy required there are definitely ways to mitigate it.

14

As she ate it, while of course it was still alive, the body split and I remember to its day the sweet pinkness of its roes as they spilled out, much to the delight of the baby otters who scrambled over themselves to feed on the delicacy.

15

One of the interesting things about the pale grass butterfly results is that until now scientists considered such insects to be fairly resistant to environmental radiation at a genetic level, notwithstanding their physical delicacy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use delicacy in a sentence?

Sesfood is a staple in Bangladesh, and lobster is a delicacy.

What does delicacy mean?

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

What part of speech is delicacy?

delicacy is commonly used as noun.