delicadeza

/deliˈkaðesa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las delicadezas

Meaning

  1. delicacy, tact

    • Lo dijo con delicadeza.

      He said it tactfully.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

treat someone with kid gloves

Close — delicacy, tact relates to treating someone with kid gloves.

Portuguese

guloseima

Close, figuratively — a delicacy relates to a treat.

Practice

1 What does delicadeza mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo dijo con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches delicadeza?

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