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dainty (dān′tē)

noun pl. dainties -·ties

a choice food; delicacy

Etymology: ME deinte, excellent, fine, orig., feeling of esteem < Anglo-Fr deinté < OFr deinté < L dignitas, worth, dignity

adjective daintier -·tier, daintiest -·ti·est

  1. delicious and choice a dainty morsel
  2. delicately pretty or lovely
    1. of or showing delicate and refined taste; fastidious
    2. overly or affectedly fastidious; squeamish

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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