delicate
English Thesaurus
1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury (adj.all)
| similar | : | ethereal, gossamer, |
| definition | : | characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy (adj.all) |
| similar | : | fragile, |
| definition | : | vulnerably delicate (adj.all) |
| similar | : | light-handed, |
| definition | : | having a metaphorically delicate touch (adj.all) |
| similar | : | overdelicate, |
| definition | : | extremely delicate (adj.all) |
| similar | : | pastel, |
| definition | : | lacking in body or vigor (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tender, |
| definition | : | (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition (adj.all) |
| also | : | breakable, |
| definition | : | capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all) |
| also | : | frail, |
| definition | : | physically weak (adj.all) |
| also | : | weak, |
| definition | : | wanting in physical strength (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | strength, |
| definition | : | the property of being physically or mentally strong (noun.attribute) |
2. easily broken or damaged or destroyed (adj.all)
| similar | : | breakable, |
| definition | : | capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all) |
3. difficult to handle; requiring great tact (adj.all)
| similar | : | difficult, hard, |
| definition | : | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all) |
4. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety (adj.all)
| similar | : | refined, |
| definition | : | (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel (adj.all) |
5. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely (adj.all)
| similar | : | sensitive, |
| definition | : | responsive to physical stimuli (adj.all) |
6. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique (adj.all)
| similar | : | skilled, |
| definition | : | having or showing or requiring special skill (adj.all) |
8. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury (adj.all)
| antonym | : | rugged, |
| definition | : | sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring (adj.all) |
9. easily broken or damaged or destroyed (adj.all)
10. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury (adj.all)
| antonym | : | rugged, |
| definition | : | sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring (adj.all) |
11. easily broken or damaged or destroyed (adj.all)
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