dainty
of delicate discrimination or taste; particular: a dainty eater.
overly particular; finicky; fastidious.
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
Origin of dainty
1synonym study For dainty
Other words for dainty
Other words from dainty
- dain·ti·ly, adverb
- dain·ti·ness, noun
- o·ver·dain·ti·ness, noun
- o·ver·dain·ty, adjective
- su·per·dain·ty, adjective
- un·dain·ti·ness, noun
- un·dain·ty, adjective
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How to use dainty in a sentence
The fandom associated with dainty male stars, Si rues, means that young boys do not want to be soldiers or firefighters anymore.
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When Little Snow White entered, she found everything tiny, but dainty and neat.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her | The Brothers Grimm | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe clumsily sipped from the dainty straw of a blasphemously non-bourbon beverage and smiled broadly as he talked to fellow bros.
She looked so sweet and dainty that I kissed her again and then sat down before the easel.
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And all of them dwarfed the FDA's dainty definition of a muffin serving (two ounces).
And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe lazy giant was sprawling on the most comfortable of the sofas; the pair were alone in the dainty little drawing-room.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe guests relished it greatly and Alila's father was praised very much for surprising them with this dainty.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeHer movements were free, her figure dainty and her repartee, below her mask, more than usually piquant.
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The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for dainty
/ (ˈdeɪntɪ) /
delicate or elegant: a dainty teacup
pleasing to the taste; choice; delicious: a dainty morsel
refined, esp excessively genteel; fastidious
a choice piece of food, esp a small cake or sweet; delicacy
Origin of dainty
1Derived forms of dainty
- daintily, adverb
- daintiness, noun
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