dainty
English Thesaurus
1. something considered choice to eat (noun.food)
| hyponym | : | savory, savoury, |
| definition | : | an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | ambrosia, nectar, |
| definition | : | (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | gelatin, jelly, |
| definition | : | an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | bone marrow, marrow, |
| definition | : | very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones (noun.food) |
2. delicately beautiful (adj.all)
| similar | : | delicate, |
| definition | : | exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury (adj.all) |
3. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted (adj.all)
| similar | : | fastidious, |
| definition | : | giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness (adj.all) |
4. affectedly dainty or refined (adj.all)
| similar | : | refined, |
| definition | : | (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel (adj.all) |
5. especially pleasing to the taste (adj.all)
| similar | : | tasty, |
| definition | : | pleasing to the sense of taste (adj.all) |
6. something considered choice to eat (noun.food)
| derivation | : | regale, treat, |
| definition | : | provide with choice or abundant food or drink (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | dainty, |
| definition | : | especially pleasing to the taste (adj.all) |
7. delicately beautiful (adj.all)
8. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted (adj.all)
| derivation | : | squeamishness, |
| definition | : | the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked (noun.attribute) |
9. affectedly dainty or refined (adj.all)
10. especially pleasing to the taste (adj.all)
11. something considered choice to eat (noun.food)
| derivation | : | regale, treat, |
| definition | : | provide with choice or abundant food or drink (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | dainty, |
| definition | : | especially pleasing to the taste (adj.all) |
12. delicately beautiful (adj.all)
13. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted (adj.all)
| derivation | : | squeamishness, |
| definition | : | the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked (noun.attribute) |
14. affectedly dainty or refined (adj.all)
15. especially pleasing to the taste (adj.all)
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