the fact of being, or appearing to be, easy to damage or break

the quality of being done carefully and gently

These objects are very old and should be treated with great delicacy.

very careful behaviour in a difficult situation so that nobody is offended

She handled the situation with great sensitivity and delicacy.

He handled the situation with extreme delicacy.

the fact that a situation is difficult and somebody may be easily offended

I need to talk to you about a matter of some delicacy.

a type of food considered to be very special in a particular place

Dr Jaffrey handed us a plate of dates: traditionally the delicacy with which to break the Ramadan fast.

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