dainty
adj.small, delicate, and pretty. You use this to describe things that are made with great care or people who move in a light, graceful way.
adj.delicately small and pretty in appearance or movement. Often implies a sense of refinement or fragility; can be used to describe physical objects, movements, or a person's appetite.
“She wore a dainty gold necklace with a tiny diamond.”
“The tea was served in dainty porcelain cups that looked like they might break if handled too roughly.”
“The ballerina's dainty footwork masked the incredible physical strength required to maintain such a graceful and seemingly effortless performance on stage.”
Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun.
From Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. Doublet of dignity.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.