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dainties (noun)

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  • cate — noun /keɪt/ A delicacy or item of food. You lie, in faith; for you are calld plain Kate,And bonny Kate, and sometimes Kate the curst;But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom,Kate of Kate Hall, my super dainty Kate,For dainties are all cates:… …   Wiktionary

  • dainty — I. noun (plural dainties) Etymology: Middle English deinte high esteem, delight, from Anglo French deinté, from Latin dignitat , dignitas dignity, worth Date: 14th century 1. a. something delicious to the taste b. something choice or pleasing 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dainty — adjective (daintier, daintiest) 1》 delicately small and pretty.     ↘delicate and graceful in build or movement. 2》 fastidious, typically concerning food. noun (plural dainties) a delicacy. Derivatives daintily adverb daintiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • dainty — /ˈdeɪnti / (say dayntee) adjective (daintier, daintiest) 1. of delicate beauty or charm; exquisite. 2. pleasing to the palate; toothsome; delicious: dainty food. 3. particular in discrimination or taste; fastidious: *He grew dainty to a degree;… …  

  • daintily — dainty ► ADJECTIVE (daintier, daintiest) 1) delicately small and pretty. 2) fastidious and fussy when eating. ► NOUN (pl. dainties) ▪ a small appetizing item of food. DERIVATIVES daintily …   English terms dictionary

  • daintiness — dainty ► ADJECTIVE (daintier, daintiest) 1) delicately small and pretty. 2) fastidious and fussy when eating. ► NOUN (pl. dainties) ▪ a small appetizing item of food. DERIVATIVES daintily …   English terms dictionary

  • dainty — ► ADJECTIVE (daintier, daintiest) 1) delicately small and pretty. 2) fastidious and fussy when eating. ► NOUN (pl. dainties) ▪ a small appetizing item of food. DERIVATIVES daintily …   English terms dictionary

  • dain|ty — «DAYN tee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est, noun, plural ties. –adj. 1. having delicate beauty; fresh and pretty: »The violet is a dainty spring flower. SYNONYM(S): exquisite. See syn. under …   Useful english dictionary

  • dainty — 1. adjective a) Delicately small and pretty. b) Fastidious and fussy when eating. Syn: neat, petite 2. noun a) A …   Wiktionary

  • smack — {{11}}smack (n.1) taste, flavor, now mainly in verbal figurative use smacks of ... (first attested 1590s; smack as a verb in this sense is from late 14c.), from O.E. smæc, from P.Gmc. *smak (Cf. O.Fris. smek, Du. smaak, O.H.G. smac, Ger.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • dainty — 1. adjective 1) a dainty china cup Syn: delicate, fine, neat, elegant, exquisite Ant: unwieldy 2) a dainty morsel Syn: tasty, delicious, choice …   Thesaurus of popular words

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