delicate, adj.
freq. cnt. 15
freq. cnt. 15
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
delicate
sample sentences
"a delicate violin passage""delicate china"
"a delicate flavor"
"the delicate wing of a butterfly"
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antonym
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also see
attribute
similar to
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
delicate fragile frail
sample sentences
"a kite too delicate to fly safely""fragile porcelain plates"
"fragile old bones"
"a frail craft"
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
delicate
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
delicate ticklish touchy
sample sentences
"delicate negotiations with the big powers""hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
"a touchy subject"
semantic pointers
similar to
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
delicate finespun
sample sentences
"the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
semantic pointers
similar to
easily hurt
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
delicate soft
sample sentences
"soft hands""a baby's delicate skin"
semantic pointers
similar to
of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
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delicate
sample sentences
"almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
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similar to