Defn: The quality of being delicate.
DELICATESSEN
Del`i*ca*tes"sen, n. pl. [G., fr. F. délicatesse.]
Defn: Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies. "A dealer in delicatessen". G. H. Putnam.
DELICES
Del"i*ces, n. pl. Etym: [F. délices, fr. L. deliciae.]
Defn: Delicacies; delights. [Obs.] "Dainty delices." Spenser.
DELICIATE
De*li"ci*ate, v. t.
Defn: To delight one's self; to indulge in feasting; to revel. [Obs.]
DELICIOUS De*li"cious, a. Etym: [OF. delicieus, F. délicieux, L. deliciosus, fr. deliciae delight, fr. delicere to allure. See Delight.]
1. Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming. Some delicious landscape. Coleridge. One draught of spring's delicious air. Keble. Were not his words delicious Tennyson.
2. Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious; effeminate. [Obs.] Others, lastly, of a more delicious and airy spirit, retire themselves to the enjoyments of ease and luxury. Milton.