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daintiness

UK/ˈdeɪntɪnəs/

daintiness noun: the characteristic of being dainty.

Noun

daintiness (countable and uncountable, plural daintinesses)

  1. The characteristic of being dainty.
  2. A dainty behaviour or gesture.

Forms of daintiness

pluraldaintinesses

Origin of daintiness

From dainty + -ness.

Questions about daintiness

What does daintiness mean?
Daintiness means the characteristic of being dainty.
What part of speech is daintiness?
Daintiness is a noun.
How do you pronounce daintiness?
Daintiness is pronounced /ˈdeɪntɪnəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of daintiness?
The plural of daintiness is daintinesses.

Words near daintiness in the dictionary

  1. daintifully
  2. daintify
  3. daintifying
  4. daintihood
  5. daintily
  6. daintiness
  7. daintinesses
  8. daintith
  9. daintiths
  10. Dainton
  11. daintrel

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