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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Appealing to refined taste. |
| Synonyms: | choice, dainty, elegant, exquisite, fine |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Showing sensitivity and skill in dealing with others. |
| Synonyms: | diplomatic, discreet, politic, sensitive, tactful |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Requiring great tact or skill. |
| Synonyms: | sensitive, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy, tricky |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | So slight as to be difficult to notice or appreciate. |
| Synonyms: | fine, finespun, nice, refined, subtle |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Synonyms: | airy, beautiful, cautious, charming, choice, considerate, critical, dainty, delightful, diplomatic, elegant, epicene, ethereal, exquisite, faint, fastidious, fine, fragile, frail, graceful, insubstantial, lacy, light, luscious, mincing, minute, nice, overnice, persnickety, petite, pleasant, precarious, refined, sensitive, sickly, silky, slender, slight, soft, squeamish, subtle, superfine, susceptible, tender, tenuous, ticklish, touchy, uncertain, volatile, weak, seeindelicate |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Synonyms: | bonne bouche, confection, delicacy, ethereality, fastidiousness, finesse, fragility, friandise, kickshaw, meticulosity, nicety, overniceness, preciosity, sensitivity, squeamishness, tact, tidbit |
Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | fine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision. |
| Synonyms: | nice, subtle |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | fragile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Easily broken or damaged. |
| Synonyms: | breakable, brittle, frangible |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | gentle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Free from severity or violence, as in movement. |
| Synonyms: | balmy, faint, mild, smooth, soft |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | infirm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Not physically strong. |
| Synonyms: | decrepit, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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