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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Daintiness \Dain"ti*ness\, n. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: daintiness n : the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" [syn: {delicacy}, {fineness}]
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