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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 daintiness
 優美,美味,過分的講究

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dain·ti·ness, n. The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness.
    The daintiness and niceness of our captains   --Hakluyt.
    More notorious for the daintiness of the provision . . . than for the massiveness of the dish.   --Hakewill.
    The duke exeeded in the daintiness of his leg and foot, and the earl in the fine shape of his hands,   --Sir H. Wotton.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 daintiness
      n : the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance;
          "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her
          features" [syn: delicacy, fineness]