delicate

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Synonyms: dedicate, delirate, delibate, delycate, desicate, deficate, deligate, deliciate, delicata, delineate, delicacy

Antonyms: dedicate, delirate, delibate, delycate, desicate, deficate, deligate, deliciate, delicata, delineate, delicacy

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. Easily [[damage]]d or requiring careful handling.
2. Characterized by a [[fine]] structure or [[thin]] lines.
3. [[intend|Intended]] for use with [[fragile]] items.
4. Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
5. Of [[weak]] [[health]]; easily [[sick]]; unable to endure hardship.
6. {{lb|en|informal}} [[unwell|Unwell]], especially because of having drunk too much [[alcohol]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
8. Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
9. Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
10. Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
11. Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
12. Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.

Noun

1. A delicate item of clothing, especially [[underwear]] or [[lingerie]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[choice]] [[dainty]]; a [[delicacy]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A delicate, [[luxurious]], or [[effeminate]] person.
4. A [[moth]] of the species {{taxlink|Mythimna vitellina|species}}.

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