dainty

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

something considered choice to eat
• Syn:
delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
• Derivationally related forms:
treat (for: treat)
• Hypernyms:
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment,
alimentation, victuals
• Hyponyms:
choice morsel, tidbit, titbit, savory, savoury,
sweet, confection, ambrosia, nectar, gelatin, jelly,
marrow, bone marrow

II - adjective

1. affectedly dainty or refined (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee
• Similar to:
refined
• Derivationally related forms:
primness (for: prim)
2. delicately beautiful (Freq. 1)
- a dainty teacup
- an exquisite cameo
• Syn:
exquisite
• Similar to:
delicate
• Derivationally related forms:
daintiness
3. especially pleasing to the taste
- a dainty dish to set before a kind
• Similar to:
tasty
4. 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
• Syn:
nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish
• Similar to:
fastidious
• Derivationally related forms:
squeamishness (for: squeamish)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish, exquisite, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat