daintiness

daintiness

noun

Definition of DAINTINESS

the state or quality of having a delicate structure <we were less impressed by the daintiness of the etching on the crystal vase than by the heftiness of its price>

Synonyms daintiness, exquisiteness, fineness, fragility, frangibility

Related Words diaphanousness, flimsiness, insubstantiality, wispiness; brittleness, crumbliness, friability

Near Antonyms firmness, solidity; strength

Antonyms coarseness, crudeness, crudity, roughness, rudeness