daintily
/ˈdeɪntɪli/adverb
daintily is spelled D-A-I-N-T-I-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, daintily means “In a dainty manner, delicately” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in daintily?
| Letters | 8: D-A-I-N-T-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is daintily?
Daintily appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce daintily?
- UK /ˈdeɪntɪli/
Daintily has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-daintily.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-daintily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of daintily
- more daintily comparative
- most daintily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daintily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a dainty manner, delicately.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does daintily come from?
From Middle English deyntely; equivalent to dainty + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).