Definition of delicacy

"delicacy" in the noun sense

1. daintiness, delicacy, fineness

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

"the daintiness of her touch"

"the fineness of her features"

2. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat

something considered choice to eat

3. delicacy, discretion

refined taste tact

4. delicacy, slightness

smallness of stature

5. fragility, delicacy

lack of physical strength

6. delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse

subtly skillful handling of a situation

7. airiness, delicacy

lightness in movement or manner

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Quotations for delicacy

Delicacy in woman is strength. [ Lichtenberg ]

Delicacy is the parent of decency. [ Mme. Deluzy ]

Too great refinement is false delicacy. [ Rochefoucauld ]

Even to the delicacy of their hand
There was resemblance such as true blood wears. [ Byron ]

Delicacy is to affection what grace is to beauty. [ Mme. de Maintenon ]

Love lessens woman's delicacy and increases man's. [ Jean Paul Richter ]

No heart opens to sympathy without letting in delicacy. [ J. M. Barrie ]

A woman without a degree of decency and delicacy is unsexed. [ C. M. Yonge ]

Too great a display of delicacy can and does sometimes infringe upon decency. [ Balzac ]

Women admire strength without affecting it; men delicacy without returning it. [ Jean Paul ]

An appearance of delicacy, and even of fragility, is almost essential to beauty. [ Burke ]

There are proud men of so much delicacy that it almost conceals their pride, and perfectly excuses it. [ Landor ]

The art requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceive who can see nothing more in a quotation than an extract. [ Isaac Disraeli ]

He is an eloquent man who can treat humble subjects with delicacy, lofty things impressively, and moderate things temperately. [ Cicero ]

True delicacy, as true generosity, is more wounded by an offence from itself - if I may be allowed the expression - than to itself. [ Greville ]

Fashionable dances as now carried on are revolting to every feeling of delicacy and propriety and are fraught with the greatest danger to millions. [ Horace Bushnell ]

Genius is allied to a warm and inflammable constitution; delicacy of taste, to calmness and sedateness. Hence it is common to find genius in one who is a prey to every passion. [ Lord Karnes ]

To be honest, to be kind, to earn a little, and to spend a little less, to make upon the whole a family happier for his presence, to renounce when that shall be necessary and not to be embittered, to keep a few friends, but these without capitulation; above all, on the same condition, to keep friends with himself: here is a task for all a man has of fortitude and delicacy. [ Robert Louis Stevenson ]

delicacy in Scrabble®

The word delicacy is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters delicacy:

DELICACY
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

dicycle

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word delicacy

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In delicacy

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delicacy in Words With Friends™

The word delicacy is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters delicacy:

DELICACY
(156)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

dicycle

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word delicacy

DELICACY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In delicacy

DELICACY
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DICYCLE
(122 = 87 + 35)
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Words within the letters of delicacy

2 letter words in delicacy (8 words)

6 letter words in delicacy (3 words)

7 letter words in delicacy (1 word)

8 letter words in delicacy (1 word)

delicacy + 1 blank (1 word)

delicacy + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence delicacy

Words that start with delicacy (1 word)

Words with delicacy in them (1 word)

Words that end with delicacy (2 words)

Word Growth involving delicacy

Shorter words in delicacy

el deli

Longer words containing delicacy

indelicacy