Exquisite vs. Delicacy

Exquisite vs. Delicacy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Exquisite and Delicacy

Exquisiteadjective

Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional.

They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite.Sourav Ganguly scored an exquisite century in his debut Test match.

Delicacynoun

The quality of being delicate.

Exquisiteadjective

(obsolete) Carefully adjusted; precise; accurate; exact.

Delicacynoun

Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement -a Chinese delicacy

Exquisiteadjective

Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.

Delicacynoun

Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.

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Exquisiteadjective

Of special beauty or rare excellence.

Delicacynoun

Frailty of health or fitness.

Exquisiteadjective

Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense.

exquisite pain or pleasure

Delicacynoun

Refinement in taste or discrimination.

Exquisiteadjective

Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.

exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment

Delicacynoun

Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

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Exquisitenoun

(rare) Fop, dandy.

Delicacynoun

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance;

the daintiness of her touchthe fineness of her features

Exquisiteadjective

intense or sharp;

suffered exquisite painfelt exquisite pleasure

Delicacynoun

something considered choice to eat

Exquisiteadjective

lavishly elegant and refined

Delicacynoun

refined taste; tact

Exquisiteadjective

of delicate composition and artistry;

a dainty teacupan exquisite cameo

Delicacynoun

smallness of stature

Exquisiteadjective

of extreme beauty;

her exquisite face

Delicacynoun

lack of physical strength

Delicacynoun

subtly skillful handling of a situation

Delicacynoun

lightness in movement or manner