Few boys are dainty about their food.
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Dainty
Synonyms for "dainty" (244 found)
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Closest matches (49)
Strong matches (73)
dessertdiaphanousdirt freedirt-freediscriminatingdownyeasyeatableedibleeffeminateelegantelfinesculentetherealexquisitefairfastidiousfilmyfinefine drawn
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fine grainedfine-drawnfine-grainedfinespunfinicalfinickingfinickyflimsyfluffyfragilefrailfrangiblefreshfussyfuzzygauzygenteelgentlegimcrackgimcrackygingerlygoodgood to eatgood-tastinggoodygossamergossamerygracefulgracilegraciousgustablegustyhothouseimmaculatejerryjerry builtjerry-builtjuicykickshawkosherlightlightweightlikable
Related words (122)
lovelylusciouslushluxurymannamignonmildmincingmorselnamby pambynamby-pambyneatnectarnectareousnectarousnicenonpollutedof cleanly habitsof gourmet qualityoverrefined
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palatablepaperyparticularpasteboardyperceptivepernicketypersnicketypickypleasingpolishedprettypubescentpunypurerarerarefiedrechercherefinedritually puresapidsatinsatinysavoroussavoryscrumptiousselectsensitiveshatteryshinysilkysissifiedsleazyslightsmoothsmut-freesmutlesssoftsophisticatedspotlesssqueamishstainlesssubtilesubtlesucculentsuperiorsweetsweetmeattackytahartastytendertenuousthinthin-spuntidbittinytitbittoothsometreattubbedunadulteratedunbesmirchedunblemishedunblottedundefiledunmuddiedunpollutedunsmirchedunsmudgedunsoiledunspottedunstainedunsubstantialunsullieduntainteduntarnishedvelutinousvelvetywell-scrubbedwell-washedwhitewhitenedwiredrawnwispywomanishyummy
Noun(2 words)
small floral patterntreat
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16 entriesaesthetic qualityalimentalimentationedible itemelegancefood itemfragilityindividualnourishmentnutrimentnutritionpersonrefinementselectivesustenancevictuals
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16 entriesCollocations
10 entriesdainty bitedainty chinadainty cupdainty dishdainty lacedainty morseldainty morselsdainty pastrydainty platedainty treat
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
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3 entriesSample 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.
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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!
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She was a blonde young lady, small, dainty, well gloved, and dressed in the most perfect taste.
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