Few boys are dainty about their food.
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Dainty
Synonyms for "dainty" (228 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (68)
diaphanousdirt freedirt-freediscriminatingdownyeasyeatableedibleeffeminateelegantelfinesculentetherealfairfastidiousfilmyfinefine drawnfine grainedfine-drawn
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fine-grainedfinespunfinicalfinickingfinickyflimsyfluffyfragilefrailfrangiblefreshfussyfuzzygauzygenteelgentlegimcrackgimcrackygingerlygoodgood to eatgood-tastinggoodygossamergossamerygracefulgracilegraciousgustablegustyhothouseimmaculatejerryjerry builtjerry-builtjuicykickshawkosherlightlightweightlikable
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Related words (114)
lovelylusciouslushluxurymannamignonmildmincingmorselnamby pambynamby-pambynectarnectareousnectarousnicenonpollutedof cleanly habitsof gourmet qualityoverrefinedpalatable
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paperyparticularpasteboardyperceptivepernicketypersnicketypetitepickypleasingpolishedprettypubescentpunypurerarerarefiedrechercherefinedritually puresapidsatinsatinysavoroussavoryscrumptiousselectsensitiveshatteryshinysilkysissifiedsleazyslightsmoothsmut-freesmutlesssoftsophisticatedspotlessstainlesssubtilesubtlesucculentsuperiorsweetsweetmeattackytahartendertenuousthinthin-spuntidbittinytitbittoothsometreattubbedunadulteratedunbesmirchedunblemishedunblottedundefiledunmuddiedunpollutedunsmirchedunsmudgedunsoiledunspottedunstainedunsubstantialunsullieduntainteduntarnishedvelutinousvelvetywell-scrubbedwell-washedwhitewhitenedwiredrawnwispywomanishyummy
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
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13 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
74 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- τρυφερός adj (delicately small and pretty)
- ἁβρός adj (delicately small and pretty)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изи́скан adj (delicately small and pretty)
- изящен adj (small and pretty)
- не́жен adj (delicately small and pretty)
- приди́рчив adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
Catalan
2 entries- bufó adj (delicately small and pretty)
- delicat adj (delicately small and pretty)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 纖巧 /纤巧 adj (delicately small and pretty)
Cornish
1 entries- denti adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
Czech
4 entries- mlsný adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
- roztomilý adj (delicately small and pretty)
- vybíravý adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
- lahůdka noun (a delicacy)
Danish
1 entries- laekkeri adj (delicately small and pretty)
Dutch
1 entries- delicaat adj (delicately small and pretty)
Esperanto
1 entries- malkruda adj (delicately small and pretty)
Finnish
3 entries- nirso adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
- siro adj (delicately small and pretty)
- valikoiva adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
French
2 entries- délicat adj (delicately small and pretty)
- mignon adj (delicately small and pretty)
German
4 entries- anspruchsvoll adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
- delikat adj (delicately small and pretty)
- fein adj (delicately small and pretty)
- geziert adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
Irish
1 entries- beadaí adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
Javanese
1 entries- ayu adj (small and pretty)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- чүйгүн noun (a delicacy)
Latin
3 entries- dēlicātus adj (delicately small and pretty)
- mattea noun (a delicacy)
- scītāmentum noun (a delicacy)
Middle English
1 entries- deynte noun (a delicacy)
Māori
3 entries- marore adj (delicately small and pretty)
- tōitiiti adj (delicately small and pretty)
- horotai noun (a delicacy)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Lakjabeskje noun (a delicacy)
Polish
1 entries- arcydelikatny adj (delicately small and pretty)
Portuguese
2 entries- delicada adj (delicately small and pretty)
- delicado adj (delicately small and pretty)
Romanian
3 entries- delicat adj (delicately small and pretty)
- delicatețe noun (a delicacy)
- finețe noun (a delicacy)
Russian
4 entries- изы́сканный adj (delicately small and pretty)
- изя́щный adj (delicately small and pretty)
- ла́комый adj (delicately small and pretty)
- не́жный adj (delicately small and pretty)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- izbirljiv adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
Spanish
2 entries- delicado adj (delicately small and pretty)
- mañoso adj (fastidious and fussy when eating)
Swedish
4 entries- nätt adj (delicately small and pretty)
- delikatess noun (a delicacy)
- godbit noun (a delicacy)
- läckerbit noun (a delicacy)
Welsh
1 entries- amheuthun adj (delicately small and pretty)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Once upon a time there was little girl, pretty and dainty. But in summer time she was obliged to go barefooted because she was poor, and in winter she had to wear large wooden shoes.
Source: tatoeba (2672503)
I should never have thought, dear boy of mine, that you were so dainty and fussy about your food. Bad, very bad! In this world, even as children, we must accustom ourselves to eat of everything, for we never know what life may hold in store for us!
Source: tatoeba (2724512)
She was a blonde young lady, small, dainty, well gloved, and dressed in the most perfect taste.
Source: tatoeba (6375012)
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