indelicacy

in·del·i·ca·cy

noun \(ˌ)in-ˈde-li-kə-sē\

Definition of INDELICACY

1

: the quality or state of being indelicate

2

: something that is indelicate

Examples of INDELICACY

1. <the indelicacy of their dinner conversation made the other guests wince in embarrassment>

First Known Use of INDELICACY

1712

Related to INDELICACY

Synonyms: coarseness, commonness, crassness, crudeness, crudity, grossness, vulgarity, indelicateness, lowness, raffishness, rawness, roughness, rudeness, tastelessness

Antonyms: cultivation, genteelness, gentility, polish, refinement, tastefulness

Related Words: boorishness, brutishness, churlishness, clownishness, loutishness, rowdiness, rusticity, uncouthness; artlessness, gracelessness, inelegance, unsophistication; insensitiveness, insensitivity, thoughtlessness; kitsch, tackiness

Near Antonyms: courtliness, urbanity; elegance, grace, graciousness; consideration, sensitivity, thoughtfulness

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