over-delicacyn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdɛlᵻkəsi/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdɛləkəsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, delicacy n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + delicacy n. Compare earlier over-delicate adj., over-delicately adv.

Excessive delicacy; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun]

curiosityc1386

delicacya1393

curiousnessc1440

delicatesse1509

delicateness?1529

daintethness1548

exquisiteness?c1550

over-curiousness1573

featness1577

daintiness1579

dainty1590

finicality1594

niceness1604

squeamishness1654

fastidiousness1661

choicenessa1665

overnicety1664

finicalness1675

hypercriticism1678

overniceness1694

nicety1723

over-delicacy1745

daintihood1780

finickiness1833

finicism1844

over-criticism1859

overfineness1859

particularness1859

faddiness1865

finicking1869

picksomeness1881

pernicketiness1890

perfectionism1937

choosiness1945

pickiness1952

1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator xv. 130 It is from this false Taste are derived..those over Delicacies, which make us fancy everything offensive.

1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. liii. 327 Over-delicacy, she said, was not my fault, if it were hers.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 91 A fantastic air and an over-delicacy of expression.

1800 J. Moore Mordaunt II. 120 I have no scruple in deceiving them; being persuaded, that an over-delicacy in that point gives them an advantage over honest people which they have no right to.

1833 R. H. Dana Poems & Prose Writings 285 Paul was urged by him to join them; but a certain over delicacy, some might call it, prevented his going.

1890 M. Oliphant Kirsteen I. xii. 202 He became very tired of Glendochart's ‘daidling’, and of the over-delicacy of his attentions.

1922 D. B. Updike Printing Types II. xvii. 107 The slight touch of over-delicacy which the Baskerville letter possessed.

1993 18th-cent. Stud. 27 13 It thus becomes impossible to tell whether a response of over-delicacy or hypocrisy would be the greater sin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-delicacy
释义	over-delicacyn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdɛlᵻkəsi/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdɛləkəsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, delicacy n. Etymology: < over- prefix + delicacy n. Compare earlier over-delicate adj., over-delicately adv. Excessive delicacy; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun] curiosityc1386 delicacya1393 curiousnessc1440 delicatesse1509 delicateness?1529 daintethness1548 exquisiteness?c1550 over-curiousness1573 featness1577 daintiness1579 dainty1590 finicality1594 niceness1604 squeamishness1654 fastidiousness1661 choicenessa1665 overnicety1664 finicalness1675 hypercriticism1678 overniceness1694 nicety1723 over-delicacy1745 daintihood1780 finickiness1833 finicism1844 over-criticism1859 overfineness1859 particularness1859 faddiness1865 finicking1869 picksomeness1881 pernicketiness1890 perfectionism1937 choosiness1945 pickiness1952 1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator xv. 130 It is from this false Taste are derived..those over Delicacies, which make us fancy everything offensive. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. liii. 327 Over-delicacy, she said, was not my fault, if it were hers. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 91 A fantastic air and an over-delicacy of expression. 1800 J. Moore Mordaunt II. 120 I have no scruple in deceiving them; being persuaded, that an over-delicacy in that point gives them an advantage over honest people which they have no right to. 1833 R. H. Dana Poems & Prose Writings 285 Paul was urged by him to join them; but a certain over delicacy, some might call it, prevented his going. 1890 M. Oliphant Kirsteen I. xii. 202 He became very tired of Glendochart's ‘daidling’, and of the over-delicacy of his attentions. 1922 D. B. Updike Printing Types II. xvii. 107 The slight touch of over-delicacy which the Baskerville letter possessed. 1993 18th-cent. Stud. 27 13 It thus becomes impossible to tell whether a response of over-delicacy or hypocrisy would be the greater sin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1745
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