adjective
- delicately small and pretty
- having or showing refined taste; fastidious
noun
- a small item of tasty food; a delicacy
Usage: often plural
Examples
- She had dainty hands with perfectly manicured nails.
- The ballerina moved with dainty steps across the stage.
- He was too dainty an eater to enjoy the messy barbecue.
- She was dainty about her food choices, preferring only the finest ingredients.
- The tea service included an assortment of dainty pastries.
- Grandmother always served dainties with afternoon tea.
- The gift box contained chocolate dainties from France.