Delicacy
noun
A food item that is considered highly desirable in certain cultures.
Caviar is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world.
Often appears as...
- considered a delicacy
- gourmet delicacy
noun
The quality of being delicate, in the sense of an inherent or essential quality.
The delicacy of the glass vase made it prone to breakage.
Often appears as...
- delicacy of the situation
- delicacy of the matter
noun
The quality of requiring careful or sensitive treatment.
The delicacy of the negotiations required a skilled diplomat.
Often appears as...
- delicacy of the issue
- handle with delicacy
noun
The quality of being easily broken or damaged.
The delicacy of her health became a serious concern.
Often appears as...
- delicacy of health
- delicacy of constitution
noun
A food item that is considered highly desirable in certain cultures.
Caviar is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world.
Often appears as...
- considered a delicacy
- gourmet delicacy
noun
The quality of being delicate, in the sense of an inherent or essential quality.
The delicacy of the glass vase made it prone to breakage.
Often appears as...
- delicacy of the situation
- delicacy of the matter
noun
The quality of requiring careful or sensitive treatment.
The delicacy of the negotiations required a skilled diplomat.
Often appears as...
- delicacy of the issue
- handle with delicacy
noun
The quality of being easily broken or damaged.
The delicacy of her health became a serious concern.
Often appears as...
- delicacy of health
- delicacy of constitution
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
What's a delicacy in one culture may be ordinary or even undesirable in another.
Insects as a delicacy might shock some, yet they're enjoyed in various countries.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Describing food as a delicacy usually implies it's a treat or esteemed.
Mango sticky rice is a delicacy in Thailand, adored for its sweetness.
Pro Tip 3/3Rare or Exotic
Delicacies are often rare, exotic, or require effort to prepare.
Truffles are a delicacy due to their rarity and unique flavor.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
What's a delicacy in one culture may be ordinary or even undesirable in another.
Insects as a delicacy might shock some, yet they're enjoyed in various countries.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Describing food as a delicacy usually implies it's a treat or esteemed.
Mango sticky rice is a delicacy in Thailand, adored for its sweetness.
Pro Tip 3/3Rare or Exotic
Delicacies are often rare, exotic, or require effort to prepare.
Truffles are a delicacy due to their rarity and unique flavor.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
What's a delicacy in one culture may be ordinary or even undesirable in another.
Insects as a delicacy might shock some, yet they're enjoyed in various countries.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Describing food as a delicacy usually implies it's a treat or esteemed.
Mango sticky rice is a delicacy in Thailand, adored for its sweetness.
Pro Tip 3/3Rare or Exotic
Delicacies are often rare, exotic, or require effort to prepare.
Truffles are a delicacy due to their rarity and unique flavor.
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Will the ocean ever run...
Soon it was popping up in markets all over the world and is now a delicacy. Unfortunately, these deep water fish don't reproduce until they're at least ten years old, making them extremely vulnerable to overfishing when the young are caught before they've had the chance to spawn. Consumer taste and prices can also have harmful effects.
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We Are What We Eat:...
but otherwise you survive on meat, that's all. And so it means, you're the hunter, but you're the butcher. Everybody, all the hunters they know how to butcher their meat. That's how you survive, traditionally in the Arctic. That's how they have been doing that and surviving for thousands of years. One delicacy that they all love
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How the popsicle was...
Delighted by his invention, Frank begins making the frozen treat for friends, and as he grows older, begins selling them as Eppsicles, a contraction of his last name and the word icicle. It is rumored that later, Frank's own kids dubbed the icy delicacy Pop's 'cicle.
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A brief history of...
from stored cereal grains. This beer was available to all social classes, and workers even received it in their daily rations. They also made wine, but because the climate wasn’t ideal for growing grapes, it was a rare and expensive delicacy.
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How nationalism and...
how would you make it without the tomatoes of the New World? No, instead, you would be served probably a lot of porridge, some vegetable -- mostly cabbage -- some cheese, and maybe if you're lucky, the absolute delicacy of that time --
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Would You Eat Bull...
high praise with his power to transform the taboo into the tantalizing chef Cho may win new converts to this ancient delicacy diners who may seek it out not just for its romantic and medicinal effects but also for its taste
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Gordon Tries Fermented...
That's the right texture. Can you cut that, please? Is this a joke? Oh my lord. Oh my god. It's like putty. Why is this so-- a special rare delicacy when it stinks? You should not think about the smell.
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The real meaning of soul...
delicacy and the word is still used with the sound post of a violin the small peg hidden right underneath the bridge which transmits the vibration of the strings to the body of the instrument the soul
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
separating the ants so they can return to their colony these eggs are a thai delicacy and a favorite dish of the north by working with wildlife farmers in
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Living Off the Land in...
People in developed countries often take it for granted that they can eat whatever delicacy they want from anywhere in the world.
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Will the ocean ever run...
Soon it was popping up in markets all over the world and is now a delicacy. Unfortunately, these deep water fish don't reproduce until they're at least ten years old, making them extremely vulnerable to overfishing when the young are caught before they've had the chance to spawn. Consumer taste and prices can also have harmful effects.
Video examples
We Are What We Eat:...
but otherwise you survive on meat, that's all. And so it means, you're the hunter, but you're the butcher. Everybody, all the hunters they know how to butcher their meat. That's how you survive, traditionally in the Arctic. That's how they have been doing that and surviving for thousands of years. One delicacy that they all love
Video examples
How the popsicle was...
Delighted by his invention, Frank begins making the frozen treat for friends, and as he grows older, begins selling them as Eppsicles, a contraction of his last name and the word icicle. It is rumored that later, Frank's own kids dubbed the icy delicacy Pop's 'cicle.
Video examples
A brief history of...
from stored cereal grains. This beer was available to all social classes, and workers even received it in their daily rations. They also made wine, but because the climate wasn’t ideal for growing grapes, it was a rare and expensive delicacy.
Video examples
How nationalism and...
how would you make it without the tomatoes of the New World? No, instead, you would be served probably a lot of porridge, some vegetable -- mostly cabbage -- some cheese, and maybe if you're lucky, the absolute delicacy of that time --
Video examples
Would You Eat Bull...
high praise with his power to transform the taboo into the tantalizing chef Cho may win new converts to this ancient delicacy diners who may seek it out not just for its romantic and medicinal effects but also for its taste
Video examples
Gordon Tries Fermented...
That's the right texture. Can you cut that, please? Is this a joke? Oh my lord. Oh my god. It's like putty. Why is this so-- a special rare delicacy when it stinks? You should not think about the smell.
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
delicacy and the word is still used with the sound post of a violin the small peg hidden right underneath the bridge which transmits the vibration of the strings to the body of the instrument the soul
Video examples
5 Reasons Ants Are...
separating the ants so they can return to their colony these eggs are a thai delicacy and a favorite dish of the north by working with wildlife farmers in
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Living Off the Land in...
People in developed countries often take it for granted that they can eat whatever delicacy they want from anywhere in the world.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
John Burroughs
American Author
Women are about the best lovers of nature, after all; at least of nature in her milder and more familiar forms. The feminine character, the feminine perceptions, intuitions, delicacy, sympathy, quickness, are more responsive to natural forms and influences than is the masculine mind.
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Jodie Comer
English Actress
I feel particularly passionate about being a part of 'Rillington Place' because I've never had a job where I've felt so much responsibility and I've had to handle something with so much delicacy, because this story and these people were real.
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Jason Fried
American Businessman
Meetings should be great - they're opportunities for a group of people sitting together around a table to directly communicate. That should be a good thing. And it is, but only if treated as a rare delicacy.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?
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Lindsay Duncan
Scottish Actress
You always remember the delicacy of the work you do on a new play - the delicacy and the rigor and the courage.
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Marie Corelli
British Novelist
Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding.
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Leonor Varela
Chilean Actress
I don't need jewels and cars. It's about the delicacy of the way I'm handled.
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Elton Gallegly
American Politician
Horsemeat in many European and Asian countries is consumed as a delicacy.
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James Broughton
American Director
True delicacy is not a fragile thing.
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John Burroughs
American Author
Women are about the best lovers of nature, after all; at least of nature in her milder and more familiar forms. The feminine character, the feminine perceptions, intuitions, delicacy, sympathy, quickness, are more responsive to natural forms and influences than is the masculine mind.
Quote examples
Jodie Comer
English Actress
I feel particularly passionate about being a part of 'Rillington Place' because I've never had a job where I've felt so much responsibility and I've had to handle something with so much delicacy, because this story and these people were real.
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Jason Fried
American Businessman
Meetings should be great - they're opportunities for a group of people sitting together around a table to directly communicate. That should be a good thing. And it is, but only if treated as a rare delicacy.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?
Quote examples
Lindsay Duncan
Scottish Actress
You always remember the delicacy of the work you do on a new play - the delicacy and the rigor and the courage.
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Marie Corelli
British Novelist
Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding.
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Leonor Varela
Chilean Actress
I don't need jewels and cars. It's about the delicacy of the way I'm handled.
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Elton Gallegly
American Politician
Horsemeat in many European and Asian countries is consumed as a delicacy.
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James Broughton
American Director
True delicacy is not a fragile thing.
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