DELICATE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing
   • susceptible to injury
   Usage Example(s)
   • a delicate violin passage
   • delicate china
   • a delicate flavor
   • the delicate wing of a butterfly
   Antonym(s)
   • rugged (what does rugged mean?)
   Similar To
   • dainty (what does dainty mean?)
   • exquisite (what does exquisite mean?)
   • ethereal (what does ethereal mean?)
   • gossamer (what does gossamer mean?)
   • fragile (what does fragile mean?)
   • half-hardy (what does half-hardy mean?)
   • light-handed (what does light-handed mean?)
   • overdelicate (what does overdelicate mean?)
   • pastel (what does pastel mean?)
   • subtle (what does subtle mean?)
   • tender (what does tender mean?)
   See Also
   • breakable (what does breakable mean?)
   • frail (what does frail mean?)
   • weak (what does weak mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • strength (what does strength mean?)
2. Meaning
   • easily broken or damaged or destroyed
   Synonym(s)
   • fragile (what does fragile mean?)
   • frail (what does frail mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a kite too delicate to fly safely
   • fragile porcelain plates
   • fragile old bones
   • a frail craft
   Similar To
   • breakable (what does breakable mean?)
3. Meaning
   • difficult to handle
   • requiring great tact
   Synonym(s)
   • ticklish (what does ticklish mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • delicate negotiations with the big powers
   • hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
   Similar To
   • difficult (what does difficult mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
4. Meaning
   • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
   Synonym(s)
   • finespun (what does finespun mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
   Similar To
   • refined (what does refined mean?)
5. Meaning
   • of an instrument or device
   • capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
   Usage Example(s)
   • almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments
   Similar To
   • sensitive (what does sensitive mean?)
6. Meaning
   • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
   Usage Example(s)
   • a surgeon’’s delicate touch
   Similar To
   • skilled (what does skilled mean?)
7. Meaning
   • easily hurt
   Synonym(s)
   • soft (what does soft mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • soft hands
   • a baby’’s delicate skin
   Similar To
   • tender (what does tender mean?)
   • untoughened (what does untoughened mean?)