Definition of Daintiness

1. Noun. The quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance. "The fineness of her features"

Exact synonyms: Delicacy, Fineness
Generic synonyms: Elegance
Derivative terms: Dainty

Definition of Daintiness

1. n. The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness.

Definition of Daintiness

1. Noun. The characteristic of being dainty. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Daintiness

1. [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Daintiness

1. 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) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Daintiness

daimons
daimyo
daimyos
dain't
daine
dained
daines
daining
daint
daintier
dainties
daintiest
daintified
daintify
daintily
daintiness (current term)
daintinesses
daintrel
daintrels
dainty
daiquiri
daiquiris
dairies
dairy
dairy cattle
dairy cow
dairy farm
dairy farmer
dairy farming
dairy product

Literary usage of Daintiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nursing Problems and Obligations by Sara E. Parsons (1916)
"daintiness ^ew °^ us can ")e beautiful, but we may all be well groomed. This in itself will be a charm and offset some defects. Observance of the rules of ..."

2. The Curriculum of the Elementary School by Horace Mann School, Teachers College, Columbia University (1908)
"... must make one kind of a line to tell the strength and solidarity of the tree trunk, another kind to represent the daintiness and softness of the flower, ..."

3. The Bookmart (1890)
"... so wide in the circuit of its judgments—a volume which shows Mr. Pater finally victorious over certain temptations to mere daintiness once jeopardising ..."

4. The Works of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë by Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë (1896)
"... and the musicians' wives, had been pressed into the service of the day as waiters : each vied with the other in smartness and daintiness of dress, ..."

5. The Moral Instructor, Or, Culture of the Heart, Affections, and Intellect by Thomas H. Palmer (1847)
"daintiness and Disobedience. 1. "MOTHER," said little Julia Fay, "it is time to go to school. Won't you give me something to carry in my little basket for ..."

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