daintiness

as in fragility
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

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“Daintiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daintiness. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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