Food vs. Delicacy

Foodnoun

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

Foodnoun

(countable) A foodstuff.

Foodnoun

Anything that nourishes or sustains.

Foodnoun

What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment.

Foodnoun

Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes.

Foodverb

To supply with food.

Foodnoun

any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue

Foodnoun

any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment;

Foodnoun

anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking

Foodnoun

any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth

Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. Food is usually of plant, animal or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals.

Delicacynoun

The quality of being delicate.

Delicacynoun

Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement -a Chinese delicacy

Delicacynoun

Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.

Delicacynoun

Frailty of health or fitness.

Delicacynoun

Refinement in taste or discrimination.

Delicacynoun

Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

Delicacynoun

The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like.

Delicacynoun

Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame.

Delicacynoun

Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action.

Delicacynoun

Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment.

Delicacynoun

Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy.

Delicacynoun

The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance.

Delicacynoun

That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table.

Delicacynoun

Pleasure; gratification; delight.

Delicacynoun

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance;

Delicacynoun

something considered choice to eat

Delicacynoun

refined taste; tact

Delicacynoun

smallness of stature

Delicacynoun

lack of physical strength

Delicacynoun

subtly skillful handling of a situation

Delicacynoun

lightness in movement or manner

Delicacy

A delicacy is usually a rare or expensive food item that is considered highly desirable, sophisticated or peculiarly distinctive, within a given culture. Irrespective of local preferences, such a label is typically pervasive throughout a region.