Definitions for delicate

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delicate del·i·cate

Spelling: [del-i-kit]

IPA: /ˈdɛl ɪ kɪt/

Delicate is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 300 anagrams from letters in delicate (acdeeilt).

Definitions for delicate

noun

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

adjective

1. fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.:
2. fragile; easily damaged; frail:
3. so fine as to be scarcely perceptible; subtle:
4. soft or faint, as color:
5. fine or precise in action or execution; capable of responding to the slightest influence:
6. requiring great care, caution, or tact:
7. distinguishing subtle differences:
8. exquisite or refined in perception or feeling; sensitive.
9. regardful of what is becoming, proper, etc.:
10. mindful of or sensitive to the feelings of others:
11. dainty or choice, as food:
12. primly fastidious; squeamish:
13. Obsolete. sensuous; voluptuous.

Origin of delicate

1325-75; Middle English delicat Latin dēlicātus delightful, dainty; akin to delicious

Examples for delicate

From the very beginning Wisi was too delicate for all the work and care that came upon her.

Some of its furnishings are so delicate that I hardly like to touch them.

She used electrolysis to banish the prickly hair from her delicate face.

However, it is popular because of its unique and delicate flavor.

The scenes between Johansson and Adam Pearson, a man with neurofibromatosis, are some of the most delicate and visceral this year.

It's about the delicate fabric of the universe and how our fragile insides crumble when that fabric is torn.

There is nothing luminous, transparent, or delicate about dust.

Its spine, too, “‘hubbed’ as the most prized European classics are,” is decorated with delicate gold squiggles and a star.

If the delicate redness of the sky is not caused by dust, what is it caused by?

For those with a predilection for immaculately fine and delicate paintings by Botticelli, his Madonna of the Book will satisfy.