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# delicacy

noun (a delicacy, delicacies)

«delicacy» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A delicacy is a special, unusual or expensive food that people think is very tasty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#m1)
2. Delicacy is the quality of being fine, light or easily broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#m2)
3. Delicacy is care and tact in dealing with a difficult or embarrassing matter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and food lessons, each country has delicacies: snails in France, haggis in Scotland, pavlova in Australia and NZ. In stories, a feast is full of delicacies; in The Wind in the Willows the picnic basket and the banquets are full of them. «A matter of some delicacy» means one to handle carefully.

### Examples

- Snails are a delicacy in France. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#x1)
- The picnic basket was full of delicacies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#x2)
- Lace is admired for its delicacy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#x3)
- She handled the argument with delicacy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#x4)
- Fresh crab is a seaside delicacy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#x5)
- The feast had delicacies from every land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#x6)
- This last delicacy played a principal part in the salad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/#x7)

### Note

Countable for foods (delicacies); uncountable for fineness and tact. Adjective: delicate.

## In Jewish tradition

In geography and food lessons, each country has delicacies: snails in France, haggis in Scotland, pavlova in Australia and NZ. In stories, a feast is full of delicacies; in The Wind in the Willows the picnic basket and the banquets are full of them. «A matter of some delicacy» means one to handle carefully.

### Note

Countable for foods (delicacies); uncountable for fineness and tact. Adjective: delicate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «delicacy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delicacy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«delicacy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/delicacy.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «delicacy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/delicacy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«delicacy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/delicacy.html) on Mova free.