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delicate

[ del-i-kit ]

adjective

  1. fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.:

    a delicate lace collar.

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  2. easily broken or damaged; physically weak; fragile; frail:

    delicate porcelain;

    a delicate child.

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  3. so fine as to be scarcely perceptible; subtle:

    a delicate flavor.

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  4. soft or faint, as color:

    a delicate shade of pink.

  5. fine or precise in action or execution; capable of responding to the slightest influence:

    a delicate instrument.

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  6. requiring great care, caution, or tact:

    a delicate international situation.

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  7. distinguishing subtle differences: a delicate sense of smell.

    a delicate eye;

    a delicate sense of smell.

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  8. exquisite or refined in perception or feeling; sensitive.
  9. regardful of what is becoming, proper, etc.:

    a delicate sense of propriety.

  10. mindful of or sensitive to the feelings of others:

    a delicate refusal.

  11. dainty or choice, as food:

    delicate tidbits.

  12. primly fastidious; squeamish:

    not a movie for the delicate viewer.

  13. Obsolete. sensuous; voluptuous.


noun

  1. Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
  2. Obsolete. a source of pleasure; luxury.

delicate

/ 藞诲蓻濒瑟办瑟迟 /

adjective

  1. exquisite, fine, or subtle in quality, character, construction, etc
  2. having a soft or fragile beauty
  3. (of colour, tone, taste, etc) pleasantly subtle, soft, or faint
  4. easily damaged or injured; lacking robustness, esp in health; fragile
  5. precise, skilled, or sensitive in action or operation

    a delicate mechanism

  6. requiring tact and diplomacy
  7. sensitive in feeling or manner; showing regard for the feelings of others
  8. excessively refined; squeamish
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. archaic.
    a delicacy; dainty
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞诲别濒颈肠补迟别濒测, adverb
  • 藞诲别濒颈肠补迟别苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别濒路颈路肠补迟别路濒测 adverb
  • 诲别濒路颈路肠补迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 丑测路辫别谤路诲别濒路颈路肠补迟别 adjective
  • hy路per路诲别濒路颈路肠补迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路诲别濒路颈路肠补迟别 adjective
  • non路诲别濒路颈路肠补迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辩耻补路蝉颈-诲别濒路颈路肠补迟别 adjective
  • 蝉耻路辫别谤路诲别濒路颈路肠补迟别 adjective
  • su路per路诲别濒路颈路肠补迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of delicate1

First recorded in 1325鈥75; Middle English delicat, from Latin 诲脓濒颈肠腻迟耻蝉 鈥渄elightful, dainty鈥; akin to delicious
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of delicate1

C14: from Latin 诲脓濒颈肠腻迟耻蝉 affording pleasure, from 诲脓濒颈肠颈补别 (pl) delight, pleasure; see delicious
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Synonym Study

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.
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A delicate green glass pendant in her bedroom that she found on Invaluable reminds her of Morocco, creating a sense of intimacy and connection with her space.

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Not the delicate meringues or the aggressively frosted cupcakes of childhood birthday parties, but the muscular, memory-laced ones.

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So the Bank's rate-setters face a delicate balancing act for the rest of the year, starting at their next meeting in May, particularly because nobody is sure how much the tightrope is going to wobble.

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Even Stella Parks, who makes sweetened carrot peels into delicate 鈥渃arrot roses.鈥

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At any rate, Lettuce and Peas is delicate and so simple to make.

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