Delicate
"Delicate" in German
anfällig
(of weak health, easily sick)
angeschlagen
(unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol)
anmutig
(slight and shapely; lovely; graceful)
anspruchsvoll
(of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.)
ausgesucht
(of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.)
behutsam
(refined, gentle)
delikat
(pleasing to the senses; refined)
delikat
(of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.)
empfindlich
(easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
empfindlich
(intended for use with fragile items)
empfindlich
(affected by slight causes)
empfindsam
(highly discriminating or perceptive)
erlesen
(pleasing to the senses; refined)
erlesen
(of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.)
feinfühlig
(refined, gentle)
feinfühlig
(highly discriminating or perceptive)
feingliedrig
(characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
filigran
(characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
frohsinnig
(addicted to pleasure)
grazil
(characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
grazil
(slight and shapely; lovely; graceful)
heikel
(easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
hochempfindlich
(affected by slight causes)
köstlich
(pleasing to the senses; refined)
leicht
(light, or softly tinted)
sanft
(light, or softly tinted)
schwierig
(easily damaged or requiring careful handling)
schwächlich
(of weak health, easily sick)
taktvoll
(refined, gentle)
wählerisch
(of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.)
wählerisch
(highly discriminating or perceptive)
zart
(characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
zart
(slight and shapely; lovely; graceful)
zart
(light, or softly tinted)
zierlich
(characterized by a fine structure or thin lines)
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