dainty

dain-ty · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Delicately small and pretty; exquisitely fine or elegant.

  2. 2.

    (of food) Delicious and choice; pleasing to the taste.

  3. 3.

    Fastidious or fussy, especially about food.

Related words

Antonyms: clumsy, coarse, rough
See also: delicate, elegant, petite
Synonyms: delicate, elegant, petite, refined

Etymology

From Old French daintie, from Latin dignitas meaning "worthiness, merit."