Dainty = Elegant?
You Decide
Here at EIF we strive to discover elegance wherever it might be found so
that we can avoid those places at all costs. Recently, it came to our
attention that somebody, referred to as "dainty", was actually acting in
an elegant manner. We quickly got to work and discovered the below
connection. Is daintiness the same as elegance? This is the question
posed to you now. And if so, what other disguises will we find elegance
wearing? The "choice" disguise perhaps? An adjective parading around as
a noun? Where will this trail of deceit end?
From dictionary.com:
Dainty:
- Delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite.
- Delicious or choice. See Synonyms at delicate.
- Of refined taste; discriminating.
- Overly fastidious; squeamish.
Elegant:
- Characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of manner,
form, or style. See Synonyms at delicate.
Delicate:
- Synonyms: delicate, choice, dainty, elegant, exquisite,
fine
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