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delicacy

English

Etymology

From Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?l?k?si/

Noun

delicacy (countable and uncountable, plural delicacies)

  1. The quality of being delicate.
  2. Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
  3. Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
  4. Frailty of health or fitness.
  5. Refinement in taste or discrimination.
  6. Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

Related terms

Translations

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purity

English

Etymology

pure +? -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pj????ti/, /?pj????ti/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?pj???ti/, /?pj??ti/
  • Hyphenation: pur?i?ty

Noun

purity (countable and uncountable, plural purities)

  1. The state or degree of being pure.
    Antonym: impurity

Derived terms

  • purity ball
  • purity pledge
  • purity ring
  • purity spiral

Translations

purity From the web:

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  • what purity is sterling silver
  • what purity means
  • what purity is dental gold
  • what purity is 24k gold
  • what purity is 18k gold
  • what purity is 22k gold
  • what purity is 24 karat gold
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