dainty vs alimentation

dainty and alimentation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dainty	Yes	Yes	No	No
alimentation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alimentation is a hypernym of dainty; that is, alimentation is a word with a broader meaning than dainty:

Other hypernyms of dainty include aliment, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals.

dainty (noun)	alimentation (noun)
something considered choice to eat	the act of supplying food and nourishment
	a source of materials to nourish the body

dainty (adjective)	alimentation (adjective)
delicately beautiful
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
especially pleasing to the taste