DAINTINESS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

daintiness

noun

Definition of 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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Recent Examples of daintiness With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave. — Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025

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If the party’s strength were indeed based on the freestanding institutions that China had built in the post-Mao era, then Xi’s purges would be a warning sign of fragility and even a potential crackup.

— ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
The fragility of quantum coherence, quantum interference patterns.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fragility

Noun

In this find, the dirhams were cut into smaller pieces and used as a means of payment, with their value linked to the weight and fineness of the silver.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
The fineness of the line between the two genres indicates that in her work overall, change is a matter of gradations.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

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