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daintiness
Part of speech: Noun Usage examples "daintiness":- He would have preferred to walk behind Cynthia, and admire her pretty hair, her tiny feet, and the general air of daintiness which was to him the greatest charm of all, but he had not the slightest idea what to say, and thought of the long walk before him with something approaching consternation. - "Betty Trevor", Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey.
- Each vied with the other in smartness and daintiness of dress, and many handsome forms were seen amongst the younger ones. - "Shirley", Charlotte Brontë.
- Besides talents and genius of a sort, he was endowed with a rare poetic fancy, many of his verses being full of daintiness as well as of a very pretty wit. - "The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees", Mary Caroline Crawford.