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1. (adj.) dainty
of delicate beauty or form.
2. dainty
pleasing to the taste
dainty pastries.
3. dainty
particular; fastidious:
a dainty eater.
4. dainty
overly particular; finicky.
5. (n.) dainty
something delicious to the taste; delicacy.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME deinte worthiness, happiness, delicacy < AF (OF deint(i)e) < L dignitātem, acc. of dignitās)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
something considered choice to eat
2. (adj) dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee
affectedly dainty or refined
3. (adj) dainty, exquisite
delicately beautiful
"a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
4. (adj) dainty
especially pleasing to the taste
"a dainty dish to set before a kind";
5. (adj) dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
"too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dainty
value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything
2. (noun) dainty
that which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy
3. (noun) dainty
a term of fondness
4. dainty
rare; valuable; costly
5. dainty
delicious to the palate; toothsome
6. dainty
nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender
7. dainty
requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious
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Sense: small or fragile and attractive
a dainty little girl.
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 Afrikaans: keurig, fyn, netjies |
 Arabic: سَهْل الكَسْر، وَسيم، أني |
 Bulgarian: крехък |
 Brazilian: delicado |
 Czech: něžný, líbezný |
 German: zierlich |
 Danish: yndig; lækker |
 Greek: λεπτεπίλεπτος, κομψός |
 Spanish: fino, delicado |
 Estonian: habras |
 Farsi: خوشگل؛ ظریف |
 Finnish: siro |
 French: mignon |
 Hebrew: יָפֶה וְעָדִין |
 Hindi: रुचिर, सुहावना |
 Croatian: nježan, osjetljiv |
 Hungarian: kecses |
 Indonesian: mungil |
 Icelandic: fallega fíngerður |
 Italian: grazioso |
 Japanese: きゃしゃな |
 Korean: 우아하고 가냘픈 |
 Lithuanian: dailus |
 Latvian: glezns; trausls; izsmalci |
 Malay: ayu |
 Dutch: sierlijk |
 Norwegian: liten og søt, tander |
 Polish: filigranowy |
 Persian: خوشگل؛ ظریف |
 Pashto: خوندور، مزه ناك، زړه وړون |
 Portuguese: delicado |
 Romanian: delicat |
 Russian: изящный |
 Slovak: ľúbezný, nežný |
 Slovenian: ljubek |
 Serbian: ljubak |
 Swedish: utsökt, nätt, späd |
 Thai: งดงาม |
 Turkish: narin, zarif |
 Taiwanese: 嬌小可愛的，優雅的 |
 Ukrainian: витончений |
 Urdu: نفیس یا نازک اور سبک رو |
 Vietnamese: dễ thương |
 Chinese: 娇俏的，优雅的 |
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