Webster's English Dictionary

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delicacy

del.i.ca.cy \'del-i-k*-se-\ n obs  1a: LUXURIOUSNESS  1b: INDULGENCE  2: 
   something pleasing to eat that is considered rare or luxurious  3a: 
   FINENESS, DAINTINESS  3b: FRAILTY  4: nicety or subtle expressiveness of 
   touch  5a: precise and refined perception and discrimination  5b: extreme 
   sensitivity : PRECISION  6a: nice sensibility in feeling or conduct  6b: 
   SQUEAMISHNESS  7: the quality or state of requiring delicate treatment