The meaning of DAINTY is something delicious to the taste. How to use dainty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dainty.

Dainty definition: of delicate beauty; exquisite.. See examples of DAINTY used in a sentence.

small and attractive in a delicate way: a dainty wrist / hand dainty flowers (Definition of dainty from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of dainty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty. ...dainty pink flowers.

1. delicate or elegant: a dainty teacup. 2. pleasing to the taste; choice; delicious: a dainty morsel.

dainty /ˈdeɪntɪ/ adj ( -tier, -tiest) delicate or elegant: a dainty teacup pleasing to the taste; choice; delicious: a dainty morsel refined, esp excessively genteel; fastidious n ( pl -ties) a choice …

Oct 2, 2025 · dainty (comparative daintier, superlative daintiest) Elegant; delicately small and pretty. quotations

Dainty means tiny, delicate, and lovely, so you could describe a little china tea set as dainty, and you could also call the tiny cakes on the little plates dainty.

Some common synonyms of dainty are choice, delicate, elegant, exquisite, and rare. While all these words mean "having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste," dainty sometimes carries …