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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fragility
Noun
  • Foster, who has always been skilled at portraying male fragility in its many forms, is horrifying here (a compliment).
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But that strength comes with fragility.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Daintiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daintiness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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