Exquisite
['ekskwɪzɪt;ɪk'skwɪzɪt;ek-] or [ɪk'skwɪzɪt]
Definition
(adj.) of extreme beauty; 'her exquisite face' .
(adj.) lavishly elegant and refined .
(adj.) intense or sharp; 'suffered exquisite pain'; 'felt exquisite pleasure' .
Editor: Pedro--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship.
(a.) Exceeding; extreme; keen; -- used in a bad or a good sense; as, exquisite pain or pleasure.
(a.) Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment.
(n.) One who manifests an exquisite attention to external appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Nice, exact, accurate, discriminating, delicate, refined.[2]. Select, choice, excellent, rare, valuable, precious.[3]. Consummate, complete, perfect, matchless.[4]. Acute, intense, poignant, keen.
n. Dandy, fop, beau, popinjay, jackanapes, SWELL, man-milliner, man of dress, vain fellow.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Choice, rare, refined, delicate, perfect, matchless, intense, consummate,delicious
ANT:Common, coarse, ordinary
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Definition
adj. of superior quality: excellent: of delicate perception or close discrimination: not easily satisfied: fastidious: exceeding extreme as pain or pleasure.—n. one exquisitely nice or refined in dress: a fop.—adv. Ex′quisitely.—n. Ex′quisiteness.
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Examples
- The exquisite pain and suffering endured previous to the use of anaesthetics often caused death by exhaustion. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This exquisite painstaking will be seen still more in the barrel-inspection department, to which we will go now. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The coffee was so exquisite that he asked for a second cup: such a contrast to the watery stuff at the club! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I could weep in the exquisite felicity of my heart and be as happy in my weakness as ever I had been in my strength. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- They say of a person they admire, Ah, he is a charming swindler, and a most exquisite liar! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Certainly, in her timid yet earnest advance to friendship, it could not be denied that there was a most exquisite and fairy charm. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Do look at this exquisite white sapphire. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- No; she is beautiful, I grant you, but I look upon her as I would an exquisite picture. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She met Ladislaw with that exquisite smile of good-will which is unmixed with vanity, and held out her hand to him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Overwhelmed by the exquisite triumph of having got him back among us, I let him do what he liked with my hands. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- All the exquisite influences of the hour trembled in their veins, and drew them to each other as the loosened leaves were drawn to the earth. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Mr Lammle joined in the laugh and looked knowing; and the more he did both, the more exquisite the secret joke became for Mr Fledgeby. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It is with exquisite pleasure, guardian--with a heart full of thanks. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Fragments of this work have been preserved, exquisite painted tiles, and also painted glass, setting forth the story of Psyche, which Palissy prepared for the chateau. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Few palaces exist in any city that are so exquisite in design, so rich in art, so costly in material, so graceful, so beautiful. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- They would fly in horror from him as a vile thing, a beautiful flower, whose appearance is exquisite, yet whose odor is death. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Her performance on the pianoforte is exquisite. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I expect you to be all that an exquisite young lady can be in every possible relation of life. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- No sooner was she out of sight, than Emma exclaimed, What an exquisite possession a good picture of her would be! Jane Austen. Emma.
- This man says, 'An exquisite book, full of truth, beauty, and earnestness. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- United with that fatal circumstance, the body of proof was too weighty for Rebecca's youth, though combined with the most exquisite beauty. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Never had the exquisite sight, smell, sensation of nature, tranquil, warm, and brilliant after a storm, been more attractive to her. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Her exquisite superiority and innate refinement ought, one would think, to scare impertinence from her very idea. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I took her to the sign of the exquisite, and treated her with an elopement, her name's Emily, and she lives in the east? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And for several days she went about possessed by this exquisite force of hatred against him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Though the tea and coffee, like our dinner, were exquisite, Hertford made a good-natured complaint to his French commander-in-chief about the cream. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Little girl, a memory without blot or contamination must be an exquisite treasure--an inexhaustible source of pure refreshment: is it not? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Exquisite, quite exquisite! Jane Austen. Emma.
- But Mrs. Dorset told Molly about it herself: she said the villa was full of the most exquisite things and she was really sorry to leave. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- How exquisite must his sensations have been at this moment! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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