Delightful

Affording delight; highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction; gratifying; charming; joyful; beautiful; grateful; as, delightful weather. manner. Delightfully, adv . In a delightful or pleasurable Delightfulne , n. Quality of being delightful, or of affording great pleasure; delight; satisfaction. Delight'ingly, adv . In a rejoicing or delighting manner. Deliberatively, adv . By or with deliberation. Delib'erator, n. He who deliberates. Delicacy, n. [Fr. délicate e , from L. Lat. delicatus , de- Delight'le , a . Yielding no delight; without pleasure. lightful, from deliciæ , allurement, from Lat. delicio -de, Delight's ome, a . Delightful; extremely pleasing. and lacio , to draw gently, to allure, to entice, allied to Delight's omely, adv . In a delightful manner; pleas- Heb. lakach , to take, whence lekach , taking arts, fair antly; agreeably. speech, by which the mind of any one is captivated.] That which allures, captivates, attracts, or entices; something pleasing by its softne , finene , or flavor; that which delights the senses, particularly the taste; a dainty; a tit-bit; as, to covet a delicacy . "On hospitable thoughts intent, What choice to choose for delicacy best." - Milton . -Finene of texture or substance; smoothne ; softne ; elegance; tenderne or weakne of constitution; tenuity; slenderne ; nicety; as, delicacy of the skin, delicacy of a flower, delicacy of shape, . "A man of goodly presence, in whom strong making took not away delicacy ." - Sidney. -Elegance or softne of manners; civility or politene ; gentle treatment; tenderne ; scrupulousne ; fastidiousne ; susceptibility of feeling; effeminacy; as, treated with delicacy , having delicacy of manner, a person of extreme delicacy , & c . "The delicacy of their own education." - Temple . -A nice perception of beauty or deformity, or the faculty of such nice perception; scrupulous susceptibility; fastidious nicene ; minute accuracy; as, delicacy of coloring - Daintine ; self-indulgence; fondne of pleasure or luxury. - That which is choice, delicate, or rare, or which is highly pleasing to the mind or imagination; a luxury; a gratification. These delicacies ... of taste, sight, smell, herbs, fruits, and flow'rs." Milton. Del'icate, a . [ Fr.delicat ; Lat. delicatus . See DELICACY.] Tender; effeminate; soft; feeble; frail; not able to endure hardship or roughne ; as, a delicate child, delicate health, a delicate plant.-Alluring; delightful; pleasant; luxurious. "Haarlem is a very delicate town." - Evelyn. -Nice; dainty; pleasing to the taste or senses; choice; fine; excellent; refined; elegant; of agreeable flavor; as, a delicate perfume, a delicate fruit. - Nicely interwoven; soft and smooth to the touch; of fine texture; as, delicate lace. Easily hurt or injured; slender; minute; critical; requiring gentle treatment or great care in handling; as, a delicate subject, a delicate inquiry, delicate porcelain, . -Clear, pure, or fair; soft; smooth; used in reference to the skin; as, a delicate complexion. -Light in hue; soft in coloring; as, a delicate tint. - Accurate; nice in form and punctilio; of polite and refined manners; gentle; considerate; careful not to offend or disgust; as, a delicate attention, delicate language. Po e ing voluptuous or fastidious tastes; inclined to pleasure and luxury; refined; nice and dainty in habits. Po e ing nice, critical acumen, sensitively perceptive; of refined discrimination; susceptibly exact in judgment; as, a delicate touch in painting, a delicate ear for music. -n. A person of effeminate habits, or of luxurious tastes. (R.) -pl . Dainties; choice articles of food; delicacies. Del'icately, adv . In a delicate manner; finely; fastidiously; tenderly; effeminately; luxuriously; as, a person delicately reared.