Dainty
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
properly signifies "oily, or anointed with oil" (from lipos, "grease," connected with aleipho, "to anoint"); it is said of things which pertain to delicate and sumptuous living; hence, "dainty," Revelation 18:14 . In the Sept., Judges 3:29; Nehemiah 9:35; Isaiah 30:23 .
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( superl.) Delicious to the palate; toothsome.
(2): ( n.) A term of fondness.
(3): ( superl.) Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious.
(4): ( superl.) Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender.
(5): ( superl.) Rare; valuable; costly.
(6): ( n.) Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything.
(7): ( n.) That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.
King James Dictionary [3]
DA'INTY, a.
1. Nice pleasing to the palate of exquisite taste delicious as dainty food. 2. Delicate of acute sensibility nice in selecting what is tender and good squeamish soft luxurious as a dainty taste or palate a dainty people. 3. Scrupulous in manners ceremonious. 4. Elegant tender soft pure neat effeminately beautiful as dainty hands or limbs. 5. Nice affectedly fine as a dainty speaker.
DA'INTY, n.
1. Something nice and delicate to the taste that which is exquisitely delicious a delicacy.
Be not desirous of dainties, for they are deceitful meat. Proverbs 23
2. A term of fondness.
Why, that's my dainty. Shak.
