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English adjective: dainty | |||
| 1. | dainty affectedly dainty or refined | ||
| Synonyms | mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee | ||
| Similar | refined | ||
| Antonyms | unrefined | ||
| 2. | dainty delicately beautiful | ||
| Samples | A dainty teacup. An exquisite cameo. | ||
| Synonyms | exquisite | ||
| Similar | delicate | ||
| Antonyms | rugged | ||
| 3. | dainty especially pleasing to the taste | ||
| Samples | A dainty dish to set before a kind. | ||
| Similar | tasty | ||
| Antonyms | tasteless | ||
| 4. | dainty excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | ||
| Samples | Too nice about his food to take to camp cooking. So squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow. | ||
| Synonyms | nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish | ||
| Similar | fastidious | ||
| Antonyms | unfastidious | ||
English noun: dainty | |||
| 1. | dainty (food) something considered choice to eat | ||
| Synonyms | delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ambrosia, bone marrow, choice morsel, confection, gelatin, jelly, marrow, nectar, savory, savoury, sweet, tidbit, titbit | ||
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