5. delicate fine or precise in action or execution: a delicate performance.
6. delicate requiring great care, caution, or tact: a delicate situation.
7. delicate capable of distinguishing subtle differences: a delicate sense of smell.
8. delicate regardful of what is becoming or proper: a delicate sense of propriety.
9. delicate choice: delicate tidbits.
10. delicate squeamish: not a movie for the delicate viewer.
11. delicate Obs. sensuous; voluptuous.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME delicat < L dēlicātus luxury-loving, delicate)
Definition of 'delicate'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)delicate exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
2. (adj)delicate marked by greatskill especially in meticulous technique "a surgeon's delicate touch"
3. (adj)delicate, fragile, frail easily broken or damaged or destroyed "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
5. (adj)finespun, delicate developed with extremedelicacy and subtlety "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
6. (adj)delicate, ticklish, touchy difficult to handle; requiring greattact "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
7. (adj)delicate of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
1. (adjective)delicate easily damaged or ruined; = fragile made of delicate etched glass; her soft delicate skin; the delicate balance of the ecosystem
2. delicate needing to be done with care delicate negotiations
3. delicate small and beautifully formed a delicate flower
4. delicate (of a smell, flavor, or color) pleasant and not too strong a fruit with a sweet, but delicate taste; a situation that must be handled delicately; delicately carved figures; a delicately balanced negotiation
Definition of 'delicate'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)delicate addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring
2. (adj)delicate 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. (adj)delicate slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature."
4. (adj)delicate fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton
5. (adj)delicate slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk
6. (adj)delicate soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion
7. (adj)delicate light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a delicate blue
8. (adj)delicate refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness
9. (adj)delicate tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health
10. (adj)delicate requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question
11. (adj)delicate of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious
12. (adj)delicate nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music
Definitions of delicate 
Afrikaans: fyn, delikaat
Arabic: دَقيق
Bulgarian: деликатен
Brazilian: delicado
Czech: křehký; choulostivý, ožeh
German: empfindlich
Danish: sart; vanskelig;ømtålelig
Greek: ευπαθής, ευαίσθητος
Spanish: delicado, frágil
Estonian: habras, delikaatne
Farsi: حساس؛ آسیب پذیر
Finnish: hauras
French: délicat
Hebrew: שַּׁברִירִי
Hindi: उत्कृष्ट, उत्तम, बढ़िया
Croatian: nježan, osjetljiv
Hungarian: kényes
Indonesian: mudah pecah
Icelandic: veikbyggður, viðkvæmur
Italian: delicato
Japanese: 細心の扱いを必要とする
Korean: 세심한 주의를 요하는
Lithuanian: trapus, subtilus, keblus
Latvian: smalks; delikāts; trausls
Malay: halus
Dutch: breekbaar, gevoelig
Norwegian: sart, fin,ømtålig, svak
Polish: delikatny
Persian: حساس؛ آسیب پذیر
Pashto: تنكى، نازك، لطيف، خوندور،
Portuguese: delicado
Romanian: delicat
Russian: хрупкий; деликатный
Slovak: krehký; chúlostivý
Slovenian: občutljiv
Serbian: delikatan
Swedish: klen, skör, ömtålig, deli
Thai: เปราะบาง
Turkish: nazik, hassas
Taiwanese: 精緻的，微妙的
Ukrainian: витончений; делікатний
Urdu: نازک
Vietnamese: mỏng manh
Chinese: 精致的，微妙的
