dainty vs fastidious

dainty

adj
  • Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating. 

  • Elegant; delicately small and pretty. 

noun
  • A delicacy (in taste). 

  • A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event. 

fastidious

adj
  • Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness. 

  • Difficult to please; quick to find fault. 

  • Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness. 

How often have the words dainty and fastidious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )