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delicate definition
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Grep of noun delicate delicatessen delicatessen food Overview of adj delicate The adj delicate has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (6) delicate -- (exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly") 2. (3) delicate -- (marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch") 3. (3) delicate, fragile, frail -- (easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft") 4. (1) delicate, soft -- (easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin") 5. (1) finespun, delicate -- (developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense") 6. (1) delicate, ticklish -- (difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter") 7. delicate -- (of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments") Antonyms of adj delicate 7 senses of delicate Sense 1 delicate (vs. rugged) rugged (vs. delicate) => hardy => knockabout => sturdy, tough => robust Sense 2 delicate INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled Sense 3 delicate, fragile, frail INDIRECT (VIA breakable) -> unbreakable Sense 4 delicate, soft INDIRECT (VIA tender) -> tough, toughened Sense 5 finespun, delicate INDIRECT (VIA refined) -> unrefined Sense 6 delicate, ticklish INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Sense 7 delicate INDIRECT (VIA sensitive) -> insensitive Similarity of adj delicate 7 senses of delicate Sense 1 delicate (vs. rugged) => dainty, exquisite => ethereal, gossamer => fragile => half-hardy => light-handed => overdelicate => pastel => subtle => tender Also See-> breakable#1; frail#1; weak#1 Sense 2 delicate => skilled (vs. unskilled) Sense 3 delicate, fragile, frail => breakable (vs. unbreakable) Sense 4 delicate, soft => tender (vs. tough), untoughened Sense 5 finespun, delicate => refined (vs. unrefined) Sense 6 delicate, ticklish => difficult (vs. easy), hard Sense 7 delicate => sensitive (vs. insensitive) Attributes of adj delicate 1 of 7 senses of delicate Sense 1 delicate (vs. rugged) => strength Familiarity of adj delicate delicate used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj delicate delicate indelicate overdelicate Overview of adj delicate The adj delicate has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (6) delicate -- (exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly") 2. (3) delicate -- (marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch") 3. (3) delicate, fragile, frail -- (easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft") 4. (1) delicate, soft -- (easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin") 5. (1) finespun, delicate -- (developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense") 6. (1) delicate, ticklish -- (difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter") 7. delicate -- (of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments")
delicate definition
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