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Detailed Synonyms for delicate in Englisch

delicate:

delicate Adjektiv

  1. delicate
    precarious; critical; delicate; perilous; touchy
  2. delicate
    vulnerable; fragile; delicate; tender; frail
  3. delicate
    fragile; tender; delicate; frail
  4. delicate
    slender
    – being of delicate or slender build 1
    • slender Adjektiv
      • she was slender as a willow shoot is slender1
    thin
    – of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section 1
    • thin Adjektiv
      • thin wire1
      • a thin chiffon blouse1
      • a thin book1
      • a thin layer of paint1
    petite
    – very small 1
    • petite Adjektiv
      • her petite figure1
  5. delicate
    fragile; delicate
  6. delicate
    fine; delicate; slim
  7. delicate
    annoying; inconvenient; unsuitable; delicate; incompetent; ill-timed; unfit
  8. delicate
    delicate
  9. delicate
    precarious; delicate
  10. delicate
    lightly built; slight; delicate
  11. delicate
    – easily broken or damaged or destroyed 1
    susceptible
    – (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of 1
    • susceptible Adjektiv
      • susceptible to colds1
      • susceptible of proof1
    delicate
    – easily broken or damaged or destroyed 1
    • delicate Adjektiv
      • a kite too delicate to fly safely1
    subtle
    – able to make fine distinctions 1
    • subtle Adjektiv
      • a subtle mind1
    tender
    – given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality 1
    • tender Adjektiv
      • a tender heart1
      • a tender smile1
      • tender loving care1
      • tender memories1
      • a tender mother1
    oversensitive
    – unduly sensitive or thin-skinned 1
  12. delicate
    – easily broken or damaged or destroyed 1
    delicate; fragile; frail
    – easily broken or damaged or destroyed 1
    • delicate Adjektiv
      • a kite too delicate to fly safely1
    • fragile Adjektiv
      • fragile porcelain plates1
      • fragile old bones1
    • frail Adjektiv
      • a frail craft1
  13. delicate
    – exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury 1
    delicate
    – exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury 1
    • delicate Adjektiv
      • a delicate violin passage1
      • delicate china1
      • a delicate flavor1
      • the delicate wing of a butterfly1
  14. delicate
    – difficult to handle; requiring great tact 1
    delicate; touchy; ticklish
    – difficult to handle; requiring great tact 1
    • delicate Adjektiv
      • delicate negotiations with the big powers1
    • touchy Adjektiv
      • a touchy subject1
    • ticklish Adjektiv
      • hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter1
  15. delicate
    – developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety 1
    delicate; finespun
    – developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety 1
    • delicate Adjektiv
    • finespun Adjektiv
      • the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense1
  16. delicate
    – of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely 1
    delicate
    – of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely 1
    • delicate Adjektiv
      • almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments1
  17. delicate
    – marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique 1
    delicate
    – marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique 1
    • delicate Adjektiv
      • a surgeon's delicate touch1
  18. delicate
    – easily hurt 1
    delicate; soft
    – easily hurt 1
    • delicate Adjektiv
      • a baby's delicate skin1
    • soft Adjektiv
      • soft hands1

delicate

  1. delicate
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Verwandte Definitionen für "delicate":

  1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury1
    • a delicate violin passage1
    • delicate china1
    • a delicate flavor1
    • the delicate wing of a butterfly1
  2. easily broken or damaged or destroyed1
    • a kite too delicate to fly safely1
  3. difficult to handle; requiring great tact1
    • delicate negotiations with the big powers1
  4. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety1
  5. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely1
    • almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments1
  6. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique1
    • a surgeon's delicate touch1
  7. easily hurt1
    • a baby's delicate skin1

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