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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: delicate
delicate
adj 1: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to
injury;
“a delicate violin passage”;
“delicate china”;
“a delicate flavor”;
“the delicate wing of a
butterfly” [ant:
rugged]
2: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique;
“a
surgeon's delicate touch”
3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed;
“a kite too delicate
to fly safely”;
“fragile porcelain plates”;
“fragile old
bones”;
“a frail craft” [syn:
fragile,
frail]
4: easily hurt;
“soft hands”;
“a baby's delicate skin” [syn:
soft]
5: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety;
“the satire
touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human
pretense” [syn:
finespun]
6: difficult to handle; requiring great tact;
“delicate
negotiations with the big powers”;
“hesitates to be
explicit on so ticklish a matter” [syn:
ticklish]
7: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute
differences or changes precisely;
“almost undetectable
with even the most delicate instruments”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Delicate
Delicate
\Del"i*cate\, n.
1. A choice dainty; a delicacy. [R.]
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With abstinence all delicates he sees. --Dryden.
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2. A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
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All the vessels, then, which our delicates have, --
those I mean that would seem to be more fine in
their houses than their neighbors, -- are only of
the Corinth metal. --Holland.
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Delicate
\Del"i*cate\, a. [L. delicatus pleasing the senses,
voluptuous, soft and tender; akin to deliciae delight: cf. F.
d['e]licat. See
Delight.]
1. Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
[R.]
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Dives, for his delicate life, to the devil went.
--Piers
Plowman.
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Haarlem is a very delicate town. --Evelyn.
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2. Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence,
adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine;
elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.
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3. Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as,
“a delicate
creature.” --Shak.
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4. Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread,
or the like; as, delicate cotton.
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5. Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture;
as, delicate lace or silk.
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6. Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a
delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.
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7. Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a
delicate blue.
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8. Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend;
considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as,
delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate
thoughtfulness.
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9. Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail;
effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a
delicate child; delicate health.
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A delicate and tender prince. --Shak.
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10. Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily
dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or
question.
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There are some things too delicate and too sacred
to be handled rudely without injury to truth. --F.
W. Robertson.
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11. Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
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12. Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical;
sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate
ear for music.
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13. Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a
delicate thermometer.
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