delicacy

/ˈdelɪkəsi/ noun

Definition

FOOD [C] › a special food, usually something rare or expensive

GENTLE QUALITY [U] › the quality of being soft, light, or gentle

EASY TO DAMAGE [U] › when something is easy to damage or break

NEEDING CARE [U] › when something needs to be treated very carefully: You need to be very tactful because of the delicacy of the situation.

ATTRACTIVE [U] › when something has a thin, attractive shape

(Definition of delicacy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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