DELICACY definition: 1. something especially rare or expensive that is good to eat: 2. acting and speaking carefully so…. Learn more.

The meaning of DELICACY is something pleasing to eat that is considered rare or luxurious. How to use delicacy in a sentence.

A delicacy is a rare food item that is considered highly desirable, sophisticated, or peculiarly distinctive within a given culture or region. A delicacy may have an unusual flavor or be expensive compared to everyday foods.

A ballerina's quick, perfect steps? An antique porcelain teacup? A tiny sentence etched inside a silver locket? All of these have delicacy, or fineness that comes from being light, beautiful, or small.

Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.

Definition of delicacy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

the quality of being easily broken or damaged; fragility. negotiations of great delicacy. the delicacy of a skillful surgeon's touch; a watch mechanism of unusual delicacy. the delicacy of the …