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Definition of dainty: 1. A term of fondness.
2. Delicious to the palate; toothsome.
3. Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender.
4. Rare; valuable; costly.
5. Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious.
6. That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.
7. Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything.

Synonyms:

thin, daintiness, airiness, treat, tasty, fine, appetizing, fineness, straitlaced, courteous, charming, puritanical, tasteful, choice, discreetness, discretion, exquisite, comely, decent, darling, frail, airy, fragile, tight-laced, tidbit, light, rough, square-toed, straightlaced, pleasing, ingestion, kickshaw, elegant, trim, coarse, slightness, pretty, tender, niminy-piminy, delicacy, delicious, skillful, attractive, precious, diaphanous, lacy, feeble, diplomacy, accept, twee, strait-laced, recherche, savory, straight-laced, keen, graceful, delightful, nice, finesse, petite, lovely, good, soft, cute, morsel, sweet, gracious, weak, luscious, goody, finical, refined, victorian, rare, overnice, neat, fragility, prissy, beautiful

accurate, discerning, fastidious, meticulous, choosy, priggish, proper, finicky, precise, severe, exacting, punctilious, particular, rigorous, careful, mincing, conscientious, diligent, perspicacious, prim, Epicurean, discriminating, picky, literal, hypercritical, methodical, flawless, persnickety, critical, delicate, fussy, scrupulous, qualmish, demanding, prudish, correct, squeamish