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delicacy
noun as in daintiness, fineness of structure
Example Sentences
The smell of burgers, brats and other grilled delicacies wafted through the air as children played football on the grass and a nearby patch of dirt.
With those things in mind, Capote carefully describes each mouth-watering delicacy as if filling a stage set.
At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline.
Ma’s cinnamon rolls are reserved for special occasions—delicacies used to trick unsuspecting guests into thinking that we’re a fun-loving family.
They are used to supply farms where they are fattened up for sale in Asia where eels are a highly sought delicacy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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