delicateness

adjective

1. pleasing in its lightness, mildness, subtlety, etc.: a delicate flavor, odor, or color
2. beautifully fine in texture, quality, or workmanship: delicate linen, delicate skin
3. slight and subtle: a delicate difference
4. easily damaged, spoiled, or disordered: a delicate vase, a delicate stomach
5. frail in health: a delicate child
6. 1. needing careful handling, tact, etc.: a delicate situation
   2. showing tact, consideration, etc.
7. finely sensitive in feeling, understanding, discriminating, or responding: a delicate ear for music, a delicate gauge
8. finely skilled
9. having or showing a sensitive or, sometimes, finicky distaste for what is considered offensive or improper

noun