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Delicacy is a form of performance focused on finesse or exquisiteness in the elaboration of something or in dealing with others.

There are some activities and trades in which it is necessary to handle delicately. Think of a surgeon, a watchmaker, a craftsman, or a bomb defuser. In these professions it is essential to use your hands gently, with care and with absolute precision. In this sense, the movements that are made cannot be abrupt or energetic because they could have a very negative effect on the final result.

The idea of ​​delicacy is not applicable exclusively to the manual execution of a specific action, since it can be used in other activities: dance, the music or interpretation. Keep in mind that delicacy is associated with elegance. In the world of fashion there is a combination of elegance, style and harmony, aspects that connect with everything that is delicate.

In a general sense, delicacy is a attitude or a predisposition to do something in a subtle way and even with a dose of tenderness.

It is sometimes used as a synonym for attention and is usually used in the plural (my friend received all kinds of delicacies).

A way to express yourself

We can communicate in many ways: with education or without it, with vehemence, with passion, calmly or without it and also with delicacy.

Speaking delicately implies that a low tone of voice is used, serenity is transmitted and, above all, the most appropriate words are used. Speaking with this attitude can be very useful to relieve someone who is suffering, to deliver bad news or to solve a complex situation. It is something very similar to what happens with kindness, which combines different aspects of communication.

In the act of speaking, words, tone of voice and a third element intervene: gestural language. Our gestures with the hands or with the expression facials actively intervene in the delicacy of a message.

Medical professionals know how important language is in communicating a serious illness to a patient or family member. In this context, the delicacy of words plays a fundamental role, to the point that they can be very useful for the possible healing of the patient, since words also relieve.