Etymology: [ de-li-k&t ] (adjective.) 14th century. From Middle English delicat Latin delicatus (“giving pleasure, delightful, soft, luxurious, delicate, in Medieval Latin also fine, slender”) delicia, usually in plural deliciae (“pleasure, delight, luxury”) delicere (“to allure”) de (“away”) + lacere (“to allure, entice”).
Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol, Of weak health, easily sick, Intended for use with fragile items, Easily damaged or requiring careful handling, A delicate item of clothing, Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines, Specifically underwear or lingerie, Soft and fair; said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion, Slight or smooth; light and yielding; said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk, Light, or softly tinted; said of a color; as, a delicate blue, Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton, fragile, easily broken; sensitive, Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature, Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question, Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; said of constitution, health, etc, Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness, Intended for delicate items, Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious, Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor, Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring, as, a delicate child; delicate health, A secondary coffee taste sensation characterized by fragile sweet-subtle sensation just past the tip of the tongue Caused by the lowest possible combination of sugars and salts that still produce a sweet cast to the taste, a combination easily broken up by other taste sensations Typified by a washed New Guinea arabica coffee, developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense", Light fragrance, flavor, and body, Any wine demonstrating somewhat mild, but attractive characteristics Occasionally used to describe well-made wines from the so-called "lesser grape" varieties, A wine that is light of flavor, fragrance and body, Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music, easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin", A delicate task, movement, action, or product needs or shows great skill and attention to detail. a long and delicate operation carried out at a hospital in Florence + delicately deli·cate·ly the delicately embroidered sheets, Something that is delicate has a colour, taste, or smell which is pleasant and not strong or intense. Young haricot beans have a tender texture and a delicate, subtle flavour = subtle + delicately deli·cate·ly a soup delicately flavoured with nutmeg, Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped. He had delicate hands. = dainty + delicately deli·cate·ly She was a shy, delicately pretty girl with enormous blue eyes. = daintily, If something is delicate, it is easy to harm, damage, or break, and needs to be handled or treated carefully. Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate. = fragile robust, Someone who is delicate is not healthy and strong, and becomes ill easily. She was physically delicate and psychologically unstable. = frail, You use delicate to describe a situation, problem, matter, or discussion that needs to be dealt with carefully and sensitively in order to avoid upsetting things or offending people. The European members are afraid of upsetting the delicate balance of political interests + delicately deli·cate·ly a delicately-worded memo, Used to describe light- to medium-weight wines with good flavours A desirable quality in wines such as Pinot Noir or Riesling, Used to describe light- to medium-weight wines with good flavors A desirable quality in wines such as Pinot Noir or Riesling, Designates the subtle taste of a wine with less than 12% alcohol, easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft", A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person, A choice dainty; a delicacy, Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer, difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter", exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly", A term for lighter wines that are refined and well-balanced, of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments", A weakly flavored, but balanced, beer, easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin, marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch", " Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton, Tactfully, In a delicate manner; exquisitely, The characteristic of being delicate; fragility, In a delicate manner, in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body", gently, tenderly, skillfully, cautiously, carefully, The quality of being delicate, gentleness, sensitiveness,
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Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol - "Please don't speak so loudly - I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning"
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Of weak health, easily sick
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Intended for use with fragile items - "Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle"
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Easily damaged or requiring careful handling - "The negotiations were very delicate"
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A delicate item of clothing - "Don't put that in with your jeans, it's a delicate!"
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Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines - "There was a delicate pattern of frost on the window"
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Specifically underwear or lingerie
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Soft and fair; said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion
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Slight or smooth; light and yielding; said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk
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Light, or softly tinted; said of a color; as, a delicate blue
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Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton
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fragile, easily broken; sensitive sıfat
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Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature
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Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question
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Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; said of constitution, health, etc
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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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Intended for delicate items
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Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious
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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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Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring
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as, a delicate child; delicate health
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A secondary coffee taste sensation characterized by fragile sweet-subtle sensation just past the tip of the tongue Caused by the lowest possible combination of sugars and salts that still produce a sweet cast to the taste, a combination easily broken up by other taste sensations Typified by a washed New Guinea arabica coffee
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developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
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Light fragrance, flavor, and body
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Any wine demonstrating somewhat mild, but attractive characteristics Occasionally used to describe well-made wines from the so-called "lesser grape" varieties
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A wine that is light of flavor, fragrance and body
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Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music
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easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
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A delicate task, movement, action, or product needs or shows great skill and attention to detail. a long and delicate operation carried out at a hospital in Florence + delicately deli·cate·ly the delicately embroidered sheets
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Something that is delicate has a colour, taste, or smell which is pleasant and not strong or intense. Young haricot beans have a tender texture and a delicate, subtle flavour = subtle + delicately deli·cate·ly a soup delicately flavoured with nutmeg
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Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped. He had delicate hands. = dainty + delicately deli·cate·ly She was a shy, delicately pretty girl with enormous blue eyes. = daintily
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If something is delicate, it is easy to harm, damage, or break, and needs to be handled or treated carefully. Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate. = fragile robust
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Someone who is delicate is not healthy and strong, and becomes ill easily. She was physically delicate and psychologically unstable. = frail
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You use delicate to describe a situation, problem, matter, or discussion that needs to be dealt with carefully and sensitively in order to avoid upsetting things or offending people. The European members are afraid of upsetting the delicate balance of political interests + delicately deli·cate·ly a delicately-worded memo
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Used to describe light- to medium-weight wines with good flavours A desirable quality in wines such as Pinot Noir or Riesling
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Used to describe light- to medium-weight wines with good flavors A desirable quality in wines such as Pinot Noir or Riesling
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Designates the subtle taste of a wine with less than 12% alcohol
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easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
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A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person
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A choice dainty; a delicacy
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Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer
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difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
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exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
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A term for lighter wines that are refined and well-balanced
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of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
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A weakly flavored, but balanced, beer
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easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin
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marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"
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" Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton
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delicately
Tactfully - "He approached the main subject delicately."
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delicately
In a delicate manner; exquisitely - "The gingerbread was delicately, if imprecisely, captured by the brushstrokes."
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delicateness
The characteristic of being delicate; fragility
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delicately
In a delicate manner
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in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"
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