# dainty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdeɪnti/ · frequency rank #26,388

## Definitions
1. Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
2. Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
3. Excellent; valuable, fine.

## Etymology
From Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. Doublet of dignity.

## Easily confused with
- **dint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-dint)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-dirty)
- **Danny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-danny)
- **dairy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-dairy)
- **daisy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-daisy)
- **Dante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-dante)
- **deity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-deity)
- **dandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-dandy)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-dingy)
- **dinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-dinky)
- **ditty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dainty-vs-ditty)
- **daily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daily-vs-dainty)

## Common misspellings (9)
`adinty`, `dainnty`, `daintty`, `daintyy`, `dainyt`, `daitny`, `danity`, `ddainty`, `dianty`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dainty