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Definisjon av delicate

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
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"
rugged sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
breakable capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
frail physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
weak deficient in intelligence or mental power; "a weak mind"
strength the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
dainty, exquisite delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
gossamer, ethereal characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
fragile vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
light-handed having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker
overdelicate extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"
pastel delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
delicate - easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
fragile, frail
breakable capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
delicate - difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
ticklish, touchy
delicate - of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
delicate - marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"
delicate - easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
soft
delicate - developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
finespun
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Substantiv
delicate - A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
delicate - A choice dainty; a delicacy.
delicate - A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.

Adjektiv
delicate - Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
delicate - Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
delicate - Intended for use with fragile items.
delicate - Of weak health, easily sick.
delicate - Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.

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  • delicate
    Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: delicate
  • Komparativ: more delicate
  • Superlativ: most delicate

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