The meaning of DAINTY is something delicious to the taste. How to use dainty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dainty.

DAINTY definition: 1. small, delicate, and often moving in a careful way: 2. small, delicate, and often moving in a…. Learn more.

Dainty definition: of delicate beauty; exquisite.. See examples of DAINTY used in a sentence.

If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.

dainty - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

(of movements) careful, often in a way that suggests good manners synonym delicate. She took a dainty little bite of the apple. Definition of dainty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's …

May 21, 2025 · dainty (comparative daintier, superlative daintiest) Elegant; delicately small and pretty.

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.

What does Dainty mean? This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Dainty. Esteem, honour. A delicacy. Fancy …

Some common synonyms of dainty are choice, delicate, elegant, exquisite, and rare. While all these words mean "having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste," dainty sometimes carries …