How to pronounce "delicate"

• "delicate" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "delicate"

Adjective

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

Synonyms:

• delicate

Adjective

marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"

Synonyms:

• delicate

Adjective

easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

Synonyms:

• delicate
• fragile
• frail

Adjective

easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"

Synonyms:

• delicate
• soft

Adjective

developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"

Synonyms:

• finespun
• delicate

Adjective

difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

Synonyms:

• delicate
• ticklish
• touchy

Adjective

of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

Synonyms:

• delicate