Dainty

['deɪntɪ] or ['denti]

Definition

(noun.) something considered choice to eat.

(adj.) delicately beautiful; 'a dainty teacup'; 'an exquisite cameo' .

(adj.) excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; 'too nice about his food to take to camp cooking'; 'so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow' .

(adj.) affectedly dainty or refined .

(adj.) especially pleasing to the taste; 'a dainty dish to set before a kind'; .

Editor: Winthrop--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything.

(n.) That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.

(n.) A term of fondness.

(superl.) Rare; valuable; costly.

(superl.) Delicious to the palate; toothsome.

(superl.) Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender.

(superl.) Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious.

Edited by Lelia

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Delicious, savory, nice, delicate, tender, palatable, luscious, toothsome.[2]. Elegant, beautiful, neat, fine.[3]. Fastidious, squeamish, scrupulous, over-nice.

n. Delicacy, tidbit, tit-bit, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate morsel.

Inputed by Leslie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Choice, rare, refined, tasty, exquisite, luxurious, epicurean

ANT:Common, coarse, unrelishing, nasty, dirty, omnivorous, greedy, gluttonous

Editor: Lou

Definition

adj. pleasant to the palate: delicate: fastidious: (Spens.) elegant.—n. that which is dainty a delicacy.—adj. Daint (Spens.).—adv. Dain′tily.—n. Dain′tiness.

Typist: Wilhelmina

Examples

Editor: Sallust

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