exquisite

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The position of the stress has been moving over the last two centuries from the first syllable, which used to be the rule, to the second, which is now very common. Neither Fowler (1926) nor Gowers (1965) made any comment, but there are many who continue to prefer the older stress pattern despite its awkwardness.

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adjective

1. Appealing to refined taste: choice, dainty, delicate, elegant, fine¹. See good/bad, ingestion.
2. Of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admiration: elegant, graceful. See beautiful/ugly, style/good style/bad style.

adj

Definition: beautiful, excellent
Antonyms: crude, flawed, horrible, horrifying, imperfect, inferior, poor, ugly

adj

Definition: intense
Antonyms: dull, ordinary

IN BRIEF: Very beautiful. Also: done with great care and skill.

When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882).

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For a list of words related to exquisite, see:

• Beautiful, attractive, or well-formed
• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy

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See words rhyming with "exquisite."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Exquisite.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dejlig, intens, udsøgt
n. - laps

Nederlands (Dutch)
ijdeltuit, uitgelezen, verfijnd, heel mooi, intens, begaafd, kostelijk

Français (French)
adj. - exquis, délicieux, raffiné, délicat, subtil (un humour), aigu (une douleur)
n. - dandy

Deutsch (German)
adj. - exquisit, vorzüglich, heftig
n. - (ehem.) Stutzer

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άριστος, ευχάριστος, έξοχος, εξαίσιος, λεπτός, φίνος, ευαίσθητος

Italiano (Italian)
squisito, prelibato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - refinado, excelente

Русский (Russian)
изящный, утонченный, абсолютный, бесподобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - selecto, delicioso, exquisito
n. - elegante, petimetre

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utsökt, fin, enastående

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
精致的, 敏锐的, 细腻的, 服饰过于讲究的男子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 精致的, 敏銳的, 細膩的
n. - 服飾過於講究的男子

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 더할 나위 없이 훌륭한, 격렬한, 정교한
n. - 취미가 까다로운 사람, 멋쟁이

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 絶妙な, 非常に美しい, 精巧な, 激しい, 鋭敏な, 洗練された, 精妙な, 繊細な, 鋭い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مختار بعنايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עדין, יפה, מושלם, מצויין, חד, רגיש, אנין טעם‬
n. - ‮אדם אנין טעם, איסטניס‬

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