Толковый словарь английского языка - dainty
Dainty
dainty
I. noun (plural dainties) Etymology: Middle English deinte high esteem, delight, from Anglo-French deinté, from Latin dignitat-, dignitas dignity, worth Date: 14th century 1. something delicious to the taste, something choice or pleasing, fastidiousness, II. adjective (daintier; -est) Date: 14th century 1. tasting good ; tasty , attractively prepared and served, marked by delicate or diminutive beauty, form, or grace , chary , reluctant , 4. marked by fastidious discrimination or finicky taste, showing avoidance of anything rough, see: choice daintily adverb daintiness noun
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adj. & n. --adj. (daintier, daintiest) 1 delicately pretty. 2 delicate of build or in movement. 3 (of food) choice. 4 fastidious; having delicate taste and sensibility. --n. (pl. -ies) a choice morsel; a delicacy. Derivatives daintily adv. daintiness n. Etymology: AF daint{eacute}, OF dainti{eacute}, deinti{eacute} f. L dignitas -tatis f. dignus worthy ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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