n. the characteristic of being delicate; fragility
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality of being delicate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being delicate; tenderness; softness; effeminacy.
Word Usage
"The animal body is not apart from the beauty of the human soul any more than the fragrance and delicateness of the apple blossom, and the sweetness of the ripe apple, are separable from the earth and soil and sunlight from which they are created."