meaning of delicate

1. Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
2.
Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.
3.
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature. 4.">"
4.
Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton.
5.
Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk.
6.
Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.
7.
Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a delicate blue.
8.
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.
9.
Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc. ; as, a delicate child; delicate health.
10.
Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question.
11.
Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
12.
Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.
13.
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer.
14.
A choice dainty; a delicacy.
15.
A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
16.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a ">butterfly"


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