Definition of Daintiness. Meaning of Daintiness. Synonyms of Daintiness

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Definition of Daintiness

Daintiness
Daintiness Dain"ti*ness, n. The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness. The daintiness and niceness of our captains --Hakluyt. More notorious for the daintiness of the provision . . . than for the massiveness of the dish. --Hakewill. The duke exeeded in the daintiness of his leg and foot, and the earl in the fine shape of his hands, --Sir H. Wotton.

Meaning of Daintiness from wikipedia

- Look up dainty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dainty may refer to: 9758 Dainty, asteroid HMS Dainty, four ships of the Royal Navy Dainty, a street...
- Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dainty: English ship Dainty (1588), previously named Repentance but renamed in 1589, was a galleon...
- Christopher Dainty is a professor who researches optical imaging, scattering and propagation. In these areas he has published books: Scattering in Volumes...
- Frank John Dainty (22 February 1927 – 19 November 1986) was a British comedian, dancer, physical comedian and pantomime and television star. Dainty was born...
- Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the "King of Rock and...
- forms of gluttony: Lauteeating too expensively Studioseeating too daintily Nimiseating too much Praepropereeating too soon Ardenter – eating...
- Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. 'Brigadoon' 'Citation' 'Debbie' 'Daintiness' 'La Sonnambula' 'Taylor's Perfection' 'Margaret Waterhouse' C. × williamsii...
- sociolect known as Canadian dainty. Treated as a marker of upper-class prestige in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Canadian dainty was marked by the use...
- and projected a figure of innocence. She started her performing career as Dainty Daisy Dimple and appeared in theatres and music halls under this name until...
- supper. Some writers have attempted to draw out an ****ociation between the daintiness of the sandwich and the perceived effeteness of the UK's aristocracy....