dainty

adj., -ti·er, -ti·est.

1. Delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite: "No dainty rhymes or sentimental love verses for you, terrible year" (Walt Whitman).
2. Delicious or choice. See synonyms at delicate.
3. Of refined taste; discriminating.
4. Overly fastidious; squeamish.

n., pl., -ties.
Something delicious; a delicacy.

[Middle English deinte, excellent, excellence, from Old French deintie, from Latin dignitās, from dignus, worthy.]

daintily dain'ti·ly adv.
daintiness dain'ti·ness n.

adjective

1. Appealing to refined taste: choice, delicate, elegant, exquisite, fine. See good/bad, ingestion.
2. Very difficult to please: choosy, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish. Informal picky. See accept/reject.

noun

Something fine and delicious, especially a food: delicacy, morsel, tidbit, treat. Informal goody. See good/bad, ingestion.

adj

Definition: delicate, fragile, fine
Antonyms: clumsy, coarse, harsh, heavy, rough

adj

Definition: finicky, particular
Antonyms: accepting, easy

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IN BRIEF: Delicately pretty.

Her dress was new and pretty and it made her feel like a dainty lady.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - yndig, delikat
n. - delikatesse, dameundertøj

Nederlands (Dutch)
sierlijk, fijn(gevoelig), verrukkelijk, kieskeurig, voorzichtig, lekkernij

Français (French)
adj. - exquis, délicat, menu, difficile (à satisfaire)
n. - mets délicat

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zierlich, erlesen
n. - Leckerbissen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γευστικός, νόστιμος, λεπτεπίλεπτος, ντελικάτος, μικροκαμωμένος, χαριτωμένος, εκλεκτικός
n. - λιχουδιά, μεζές

Italiano (Italian)
leccornia, raffinato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - delicioso, delicado, refinado
n. - guloseima (f)

Русский (Russian)
деликатес, изящный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - refinado, elegante
n. - bocado exquisito, golosina

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - läcker
n. - läckerbit

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
优美的, 适口的, 讲究的, 适口的食物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 優美的, 適口的, 講究的
n. - 適口的食物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 맛있는, 예쁜, (성질이) 까다로운
n. - 맛있는 음식

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 上品な, きれいな, やかましい, きゃしゃな
n. - おいしいもの, うまいもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طيب المذاق, لذيذ, أنيق, ذو جمال أو شكل رقيق (الاسم) طعام لذيذ المذاق, شي من النخبه, شي سار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בררן, יפה, עדין, טעים, אנין‬
n. - ‮מעדן, מאכל טעים‬

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