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" (431 found)
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Closest matches (87)
fragilebreakableetherealexquisitepastelrefinedsensitivetenderticklishabstruseaccommodatingaccommodativeaccurateadeptaerialagreeableairyallergicambrosialanaphylactic
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appreciativearduousattentiveattenuateattenuatedawkwardbalmybecomingboyishbrittlebrittle as glassbrutalcarefulcautiouscheap-jackchoicechoosecivilizedclosecobwebbycomplaisantcomplexconscientiousconsiderateconstantcorrectcoycrackablecreamycrispcrispycriticalcrumblycrushablecultivatedculturedcunningcutedaintydangerousdebilitateddecentdecorousdecrepitdelectabledelicatdelicately weakdeliciousdelightfuldeluxedemandingdemuredetaileddiaphanousdifferentialdifficiledifficultdiluteddiplomaticdirectdiscerningdiscreetdiscriminatediscriminatingdiscriminativedistinctive
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (129)
distinguishingdownyeasyeffeminateeggshellelegantemotionableempatheticempathicenfeebledevenexactexactingexigentexpertexplosiveexpressfaintfairfaithful
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fastidiousfeeblefemininefilmyfinefine drawnfine grainedfine-drawnfine-grainedfinespunfinicalfinickingfinickyfissileflatflimsyfluffyforesightedformidablefracturablefrailfrangiblefriablefussyfuzzygauzygentlegimcrackgimcrackygimpgingerlygirlishglossgoodgood to eatgood-tastinggoosygossamergossamerygracefulgracilegraciousgradualgustablegustyhair-triggerhairlinehairsplittinghairyhardhard earnedhard foughthard-earnedhard-foughtheedfulhelpfulherculeanhothousehyperesthetichyperpathichypersensitiveimpressionableindulgentinerrableinerrantinfallibleinfirminsubstantialintricateiridescentirritableitchyjawbreakingjerryjerry builtjerry-builtjuicyknottedknottylaboriouslacerablelacylenientlightlight handedlightweightlikablelovelylusciouslushmasterlymathematicalmeanmellowmellowymeticulousmicrometrically precisemicroscopicmignonmild
Related words (215)
mincingmindfulmindful of othersminutemistymodestmollifiedmother-of-pearlmutednacreousnamby pambynamby-pambynarrownectarousnervousniceno picnicnonresistivenonrigidnot easy
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obligingof gourmet qualityon slippery groundon thin iceopalescentoperoseoverdelicateoverrefinedoversensibleoversensitiveovertenderpalatablepalepaperyparticularpassiblepasteboardypatinaedpearlyperceptiveperilousperishablepersnicketypetitepinpointpleasingpolishedpoliticprecariouspreciseprecisianisticprecisionisticpricklyproficientproperprudentprudishpubescentpunctiliouspunctualpunypuristicqueasyquietrarerarefiedreceptiverechercheregardfulreligiousreligiously exactresponsiverigidrigorousriskyroughruggedsadsapidsatinsatinysavoroussavoryscientificscientifically exactscissilescrumptiousscrupulousscrutinizingseemlyselectselectivesemiglosssensibleset with thornssevereshatterableshatteryshiverysicklysilkysimplesissifiedskilledskittishsleazyslenderslenderishslightslight-madeslimslimmishslinkyslipperyslippysmallsmoothsobersoftsoft as puttysoft-coloredsoft-huedsoftenedsoftheartedsolicitoussombersophisticatedsorespinysplinterysquaresqueamishsteepstickystrenuousstrictsubduedsubtilesubtlesucculentsuperiorsupersensitivesusceptiblesveltesweetsylphlikesympathetictackytactfultacticaltastytenderheartedtenuoustetchythinthin skinnedthin-bodiedthin-setthin-skinnedthin-spunthinnishthornythoughtfulthreadliketinytoilsometoleranttoothsometouch-and-gotouchytoughtrickyuncertainundeviatingunerringunhealthyunpredictableunsoundunsubstantialuphillvaguevelutinousvelvetyvictorianvolatilevulnerablewarmheartedwarywasp waistedwasp-waistedwateredwatered downwatered-downwateryweakweakenedwhisper-softwickedwillowywiredrawnwispywomanishyummy
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
8 entriesrelated to
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
similar
29 entriesShowing 16 of 29 words.
Translations
151 translations across 33 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- τρυφερός adj (refined, gentle)
- ἁβρός adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- ἁπαλός adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Armenian
1 entries- նուրբ adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- həssas adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- kövrək adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Bulgarian
4 entries- деликатен adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- деликатен adj (slight and shapely; lovely; graceful)
- изтънчен adj (refined, gentle)
- изтънчен adj (pleasing to the senses; refined)
Catalan
3 entries- delicat adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- delicat adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- delicat adj (of weak health, easily sick)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏩᏂᎨ adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 嬌嫩 /娇嫩 adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- 嬌嫩 /娇嫩 adj (of weak health, easily sick)
- 微妙 adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- 文雅 adj (refined, gentle)
Cornish
1 entries- denti adj (of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.)
Czech
4 entries- choulostivý adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- choulostivý adj (of weak health, easily sick)
- jemný adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- jemný adj (intended for use with fragile items)
Esperanto
1 entries- delikata adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Finnish
4 entries- arkaluonteinen adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- hauras adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- hellävarainen adj (intended for use with fragile items)
- herkkä adj (light, or softly tinted)
French
1 entries- délicat adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Galician
1 entries- delicado adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
German
4 entries- anfällig adj (of weak health, easily sick)
- angeschlagen adj (unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol)
- anmutig adj (slight and shapely; lovely; graceful)
- anspruchsvoll adj (of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.)
Greek
1 entries- άπλερος adj (of weak health, easily sick)
Gujarati
1 entries- નાજુક adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Hebrew
4 entries- עדין adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- עדין adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- עדין adj (refined, gentle)
- עדין adj (of weak health, easily sick)
Ingrian
2 entries- herkkä adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- herkkä adj (of weak health, easily sick)
Irish
3 entries- leice adj (of weak health, easily sick)
- séimh adj (refined, gentle)
- séimh adj (light, or softly tinted)
Latin
2 entries- dēlicātus adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- tener adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Mongolian
4 entries- нарийн adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- нарийн adj (intended for use with fragile items)
- нарийн adj (refined, gentle)
- нарийн adj (pleasing to the senses; refined)
Māori
4 entries- kopī adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- kōpīpī adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- marore adj (refined, gentle)
- mōioio adj (of weak health, easily sick)
Old French
1 entries- delicatif adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- نازك adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- نازك adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- نازك adj (refined, gentle)
- نازك adj (pleasing to the senses; refined)
Polish
4 entries- czuły adj (affected by slight causes)
- delikatny adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- delikatny adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- delikatny adj (intended for use with fragile items)
Portuguese
2 entries- delicado adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- delicado adj (refined, gentle)
Romanian
1 entries- delicat adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Russian
4 entries- боле́зненный adj (of weak health, easily sick)
- делика́тный adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- делика́тный adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- изы́сканный adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
Sanskrit
3 entries- कोमल adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- तनु adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- मृदु adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fìnealta snasta adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Spanish
1 entries- delicado adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Telugu
1 entries- పెళుసు adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
Thai
3 entries- บอบบาง adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
- ละเอียด adj (characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
- ละเอียดอ่อน adj (easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
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.
Source: tatoeba (41094)
It's a very delicate question.
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