delicate
[ del-i-kit ]
/ ˈdɛl ɪ kɪt /
adjective
noun
Archaic.
a choice food; delicacy.
Obsolete.
a source of pleasure; luxury.
Origin of delicate
SYNONYMS FOR delicate
synonym study for delicate
1.
Delicate,
dainty,
exquisite imply beauty such as belongs to rich surroundings or which needs careful treatment.
Delicate, used of an object, suggests fragility, small size, and often very fine workmanship:
a delicate piece of carving.
Dainty, in concrete references, suggests a smallness, gracefulness, and beauty that forbid rough handling:
a dainty handkerchief; of persons, it refers to fastidious sensibilities:
dainty in eating habits.
Exquisite suggests an outstanding beauty and elegance, or a discriminating sensitivity and ability to perceive fine distinctions:
an exquisite sense of humor.
OTHER WORDS FROM delicate
Words nearby delicate
deliberate,
deliberation,
deliberative,
delibes,
delicacy,
delicate,
delicatessen,
delicia,
delicious,
delict,
delight
Example sentences from the Web for delicateness
The others had all been women—womanly women, full of the weakness, the delicateness rather, that distinguishes the feminine.
The Grain Of Dust |David Graham PhillipsVery nervous persons develop a delicateness and acuteness of smell which other persons do not even imagine.
Criminal Psychology |Hans GrossAnd upon one of them she leaned, as if for delicateness and overmuch tenderness she were not able to bear up her own body.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version |Various
British Dictionary definitions for delicateness
delicate
/ (ˈdɛlɪkɪt) /
adjective
noun
archaic
a delicacy; dainty
Derived forms of delicate
delicately, adverb delicateness, nounWord Origin for delicate
C14: from Latin
dēlicātus affording pleasure, from
dēliciae (pl) delight, pleasure; see
delicious