Feinheit — meaning in English

English meaning

• delicacy noun A rare or highly valued food, often specific to a culture.
• finesse noun Skilful and delicate handling of a difficult or sensitive situation.
• subtlety noun The quality of being delicate, faint, or not obvious.

Senses

Feinheit is used for these senses in English:

• delicacy The quality of being delicate.
• subtlety The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)

delicacy — full definition

1. noun A rare or highly valued food, often specific to a culture.
2. noun The quality of being delicate, fragile, or requiring careful handling.

finesse — full definition

1. noun Skilful and delicate handling of a difficult or sensitive situation.
2. verb To handle a tricky situation cleverly or skilfully, often to get around a problem.

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