Delicacy | Mean of delicacy in English Dictionary

/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/

• Noun
• a food that people like to eat because it is special or rare
1. The restaurant serves delicious sausages and other regional delicacies.
• the quality of being delicate: such as
• the quality of being easily broken or damaged
1. the delicacy of the glassware

• the quality of being easily injured, hurt, or made sick
1. the delicacy [=frailty] of his health
• the attractive quality of something that is formed from many small or fine parts
1. The curtains were made from fine lace of great delicacy.
2. a musician known for the delicacy of her compositions
3. the delicacy of the young boy's features
• the appealing quality of something that is not too strong
1. the delicacy of the perfume
2. the delicacy of the wine's flavor
• special care or skill that is needed to prevent people from becoming upset or angry
1. This is a difficult situation that should be handled with delicacy. [=tact]
• the quality of requiring special care or skill
1. Because of the delicacy of the situation, we needed to speak privately.