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Synonyms of delicacy in English:

delicacy


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See Spanish definition of delicadeza

noun

1‘miniature pearls of exquisite delicacy’

SYNONYMS
fineness, exquisiteness, delicateness, intricacy, daintiness, airiness, elegance, gracefulness, grace
flimsiness, gauziness, floatiness, silkiness
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crudeness, coarseness

2‘the children's delicacy was apparently inherited from their mother’

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sickliness, ill health, poor health, valetudinarianism, frailty, frailness, fragility, feebleness, weakness, debility
infirmity
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robustness

3‘the delicacy of the situation’

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difficulty, trickiness
sensitivity, sensitiveness, ticklishness, awkwardness, touchiness, controversiality

4‘I have to treat this matter with the utmost delicacy’

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care, sensitivity, tact, discretion, diplomacy, finesse, subtlety, consideration, considerateness, sensibility
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clumsiness, ineptness, insensitivity

5‘his delicacy of touch’

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deftness, dexterousness, skill, skilfulness, adeptness, adroitness, expertise
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clumsiness, ineptness

6‘the delicacy of the mechanism’

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sensitivity, precision, accuracy, exactness

7‘the crabs are an Australian delicacy’

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choice food, gourmet food, dainty, treat, luxury, titbit, bonne bouche
speciality
Indian namkeen
North American tidbit
archaic cate