Those who are delicate in health are apt to catch a cold when the cold season sets in.
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Delicate
/ˈdɛl.ɪ.kət/
Synonyms for "delicate" (532 found)
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Closest matches (107)
Adjective(13 words)
abstruseaccommodatingaccommodativeaccurateadeptaerialagreeableairyallergicambrosialanaphylacticappreciativearduousattentiveattenuateattenuatedawkwardbalmybecomingboyish
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breakablebrittlebrittle as glassbrutalcarefulcautiouscheap-jackchoicechoosecivilizedclosecobwebbycomplaisantcomplexconscientiousconsiderateconstantcorrectcoycrackablecreamycrispcrispycriticalcrumblycrushablecultivatedculturedcunningcutedaintydangerousdebilitateddecentdecorousdecrepitdelectabledelicatdelicately weakdeliciousdelightfuldeluxedemandingdemuredetaileddiaphanousdifferentialdifficiledifficultdiluteddiplomaticdirectdiscerningdiscreetdiscriminatediscriminatingdiscriminativedistinctivedistinguishingdownyeasyeffeminate
Strong matches (159)
eggshellelegantemotionableempatheticempathicenfeebledetherealevenexactexactingexigentexpertexplosiveexpressexquisitefaintfairfaithfulfastidiousfeeble
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femininefilmyfinefine drawnfine grainedfine-drawnfine-grainedfinespunfinicalfinickingfinickyfissileflatflimsyfluffyforesightedformidablefracturablefragilefrailfrangiblefriablefussyfuzzygauzygentlegimcrackgimcrackygingerlygirlishglossgoodgood to eatgood-tastinggoosygossamergossamerygracefulgracilegraciousgradualgustablegustyhair-triggerhairlinehairsplittinghairyhardhard earnedhard foughthard-earnedhard-foughtheedfulhelpfulherculeanhothousehyperesthetichyperpathichypersensitiveimpressionableindulgentinerrableinerrantinfallibleinfirminsubstantialintricateiridescentirritableitchyjawbreakingjerryjerry builtjerry-builtjuicyknottedknottylaboriouslacerablelacylenientlightlightweightlikablelovelylusciouslush
Adjective(39 words)
Noun(12 words)
elvinfiligreeingfillagreefine motor skillsfoulardfrggentle wateringglass bowlhot topiclegermaidenhairmanual dexterity
Verb(1 words)
Related words (266)
masterlymathematicalmeanmellowmellowymeticulousmicrometrically precisemicroscopicmignonmildmincingmindfulmindful of othersminutemistymodestmollifiedmother-of-pearlmutednacreous
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namby pambynamby-pambynarrownectarousnervousniceno picnicnonresistivenonrigidnot easyobligingof gourmet qualityon slippery groundon thin iceopalescentoperoseoverrefinedoversensibleoversensitiveovertenderpalatablepalepaperyparticularpassiblepasteboardypastelpatinaedpearlyperceptiveperilousperishablepersnicketypetitepinpointpleasingpolishedpoliticprecariouspreciseprecisianisticprecisionisticpricklyproficientproperprudentprudishpubescentpunctiliouspunctualpunypuristicqueasyquietrarerarefiedreceptiverechercherefinedregardfulreligiousreligiously exactresponsiverigidrigorousriskyroughruggedsadsapidsatinsatinysavoroussavoryscientificscientifically exactscissilescrumptiousscrupulousscrutinizingseemlyselectselectivesemiglosssensiblesensitiveset with thornssevereshatterableshatteryshiverysicklysilkysimplesissifiedskittishsleazyslenderslenderishslightslight-madeslimslimmishslinkyslipperyslippysmallsmoothsobersoftsoft as puttysoft-coloredsoft-huedsoftenedsoftheartedsolicitoussombersophisticatedsorespinysplinterysquaresqueamishsteepstickystrenuousstrictsubduedsubtilesubtlesucculentsuperiorsupersensitivesusceptiblesveltesweetsylphlikesympathetictackytactfultacticaltastytendertenderheartedtenuoustetchythinthin skinnedthin-bodiedthin-setthin-skinnedthin-spunthinnishthornythoughtfulthreadliketicklishtinytoilsometoleranttoothsometouch-and-gotouchytoughtrickyuncertainundeviatingunerringunhealthyunpredictableunsoundunsubstantialuphillvaguevelutinousvelvetyvictorianvolatilevulnerablewarmheartedwarywasp waistedwasp-waistedwateredwatered downwatered-downwateryweakweakenedwhisper-softwickedwillowywiredrawnwispywomanishyummy
Adjective(36 words)
Noun(13 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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12 entriesbone chinadelicate issuedelicate negotiationdelicate policydelicate temperamenteasily offended personembroideryfragile objectlacelaceworkoversensitive personporcelain
Collocations
6 entriesdelicate balancedelicate craftsmanshipdelicate flavordelicate issuedelicate matterdelicate negotiations
Inflections
2 entriesmore delicatemost delicate
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
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Sample sentences
43 total sentences available.
Indeed she is young and beautiful, but she is in delicate health.
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The delicate, graceful flowers are in bloom.
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It's a very delicate question.
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