The meaning of dainty is something delicious to the taste From old french deintié, from latin dignitās dignity ˈdaintily adv How to use dainty in a sentence
Small and attractive in a delicate way A dainty morsel refined, esp excessively genteel A dainty wrist / hand dainty flowers (definition of dainty from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press)
If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.dainty pink flowers. Definition of dainty adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Factsheet what does the adjective dainty mean
There are ten meanings listed in oed's entry for the adjective dainty, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Dainty means tiny, delicate, and lovely, so you could describe a little china tea set as dainty, and you could also call the tiny cakes on the little plates dainty. Some common synonyms of dainty are choice, delicate, elegant, exquisite, and rare
A dainty teacup pleasing to the taste
