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dainty
 
SYLLABICATION:dain·ty
PRONUNCIATION:  dnt
ADJECTIVE:Inflected forms: dain·ti·er, dain·ti·est
1. Delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite: “No dainty rhymes or sentimental love verses for you, terrible year” (Walt Whitman). 2. Delicious or choice. See synonyms at delicate. 3. Of refined taste; discriminating. 4. Overly fastidious; squeamish.
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. dain·ties
Something delicious; a delicacy.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English deinte, excellent, excellence, from Old French deintie, from Latin dignits, from dignus, worthy. See dek- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:dainti·ly —ADVERB
dainti·ness —NOUN
 
 
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