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

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

small and attractive in a delicate way: a dainty wrist / hand dainty flowers (Definition of dainty from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of dainty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

1. delicate or elegant: a dainty teacup. 2. pleasing to the taste; choice; delicious: a dainty morsel.

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective dainty, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

dainty meaning, definition, what is dainty: small, pretty, and delicate: Learn more.

Definition of dainty. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

2. Delicious; tasty: a dainty dish. 3. Fastidious or finicky: "They chided [them] for being too dainty to eat army rations" (Stephen Berry). 4. Frail in constitution or health: "Such heroines have …