Word
Delicate
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
del-i-cate
Definition
- a. - Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
- a. - Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence,
adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as,
a delicate dish; delicate flavor.
- a. - Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate
creature."
- a. - Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread,
or the like; as, delicate cotton.
- a. - Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture;
as, delicate lace or silk.
- a. - Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a
delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.
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