Dainty (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Exquisite

Related Words

• Daintiness (noun)

Meaning ²

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Overnice
• Prissy
• Nice
• Squeamish

Meaning ³

Especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Related Words

• Dainty (noun)