How to use dainty in a sentence See examples of dainty used in a sentence. Small and attractive in a delicate way A dainty wrist / hand dainty flowers (definition of dainty from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.dainty pink flowers. Definition of dainty adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. A dainty teacup pleasing to the taste A dainty morsel refined, esp excessively genteel From old french deintié, from latin dignitās dignity ˈdaintily adv Dainty (comparative daintier, superlative daintiest) elegant Dainty means tiny, delicate, and lovely, so you could describe a little china tea set as dainty, and you could also call the tiny cakes on the little plates dainty.
She took a dainty sip of tea from her teacup.
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