dainty

Meaning

Adj

1. Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
2. Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
3. (obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine.

Noun

1. A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).
2. (British-Columbia, Canadian-Prairies, Northwestern, Ontario, plural-normally) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event.
3. (obsolete) Esteem, honour.
4. (obsolete) An affectionate term of address.

Synonyms

delicate

delicacy

fine

nice

refined

exquisite

fastidious

pretty

delicious

😋

squeamish

tasteful

tasty

slim

treat

tender

delicatessen

sweet

savoury

slender

gentle

goody

petite

neat

beautiful

kind

subtle

sensitive

elaborate

twee

eclectic

tidbit

toothsome

niminy-piminy

kickshaw

attractive

thin

slight

artistic

soft

savory

charming

selective

comely

palatable

overnice

prim

mincing

prissy

elective

choice

Translations

délicat

delicado

zierlich

friandise

aimable

vriendelijk

élégant

κομψός

λεπτός

νόστιμος

leccornia

beminnelijk

delicaat

fijn

exquisito

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdeɪnti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: deynte

In summary

From Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. Doublet of dignity.