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Delicateness

Delicateness \Del"i*cate*ness\, n. The quality of being delicate.

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delicateness

n. the characteristic of being delicate; fragility

Usage examples of "delicateness".

Moved to tenderness, Diana explored the yielding softness, the delicateness of her, the warm wetness enveloping her fingers.

He seemed so engrossed in the delicateness of the operation that we did not question him, in fact did not move.

Yet, if you considered the other side of the coin, that very delicateness was oddly sensual and arousing.

She was flat-chested, though an appealing suppleness compensated for her lack of amplitude, and she had a charming feminine delicateness most apparent in her small bones, slender arms, and swanlike neck.