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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDaintiness
/ˈdeɪnti.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The quality of being delicate, small, and pretty.
"She admired the daintiness of the porcelain tea set."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English, from daintee (choice, delicious, precious), derived from Old French daintie, from Latin dignitatem (worthiness, dignity).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Daintiness" is said worldwide
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délicatesse
Transliteration: delicatesse
"Elle peignait les fleurs avec une grande délicatesse."
Zierlichkeit
Transliteration: Zierlichkeit
"Die Zierlichkeit der Tänzerin beeindruckte das Publikum."
delicatezza
Transliteration: delicatezza
"La delicatezza dei suoi movimenti era straordinaria."
delicadeza
Transliteration: delicadeza
"Tocó el piano con gran delicadeza."
delicadeza
Transliteration: delicadeza
"A delicadeza daquela obra de arte é impressionante."
सु-कोमलता
Transliteration: sukomalata
Script: सुकोमलता
"उसकी कला में एक अद्भुत सुकोमलता थी।"
小巧玲珑
Transliteration: xiǎoqiǎo línglóng
"这件工艺品展现出极高的精致与小巧玲珑。"
고와서 우아함
Transliteration: gowaseo uaham
"그 찻잔의 우아함과 아기자기함이 눈에 띄었다."
愛らしさ
Transliteration: airashisa
"その陶磁器の愛らしさに誰もが魅了された。"
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