delicacy
delicate + -acy
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noun (plural delicacies)
1. fineness or intricacy of texture or structure:
(表現･技術の)繊細さ
e.g. miniature pearls of exquisite delicacy.
2. susceptibility to illness or adverse conditions; fragility.:
傷つきやすさ, 壊れやすさ, もろさ
3. tact and consideration:
(話し方･扱いの)慎重さ; 心遣い, 思いやり, 気配り
e.g. I have to treat this matter with the utmost delicacy.
the quality of requiring discretion or sensitivity:
(問題･状況などの)扱いにくさ, 微妙さ
e.g. the delicacy of the situation.
accuracy of perception; sensitiveness.
(感覚･感受性の)鋭さ
4. a choice or expensive food:
珍味, 美味
e.g. asparagus was considered a delicacy by the ancient Greeks.
ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the senses ‘voluptuousness’ and ‘luxuriousness’): from delicate + -acy.