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