adj.

1. Characterized by intricate and beautiful design or execution: an exquisite chalice.
2. Of such beauty or delicacy as to arouse intense delight: an exquisite sunset. See synonyms at delicate.
3. Excellent; flawless: plays the piano with exquisite technique.
4. Acutely perceptive or discriminating: “Blind dolphins have been known to survive in the wild, guided by exquisite acoustic images of their prey” (Kenneth Browser).
5. Intense; keen: suffered exquisite pain.
6. Obsolete. Ingeniously devised or thought out.

n.

One who is excessively fastidious in dress, manners, or taste.

[Middle English exquisit, carefully chosen, from Latin exquīsītus, past participle of exquīrere, to search out : ex-, ex- + quaerere, to seek.]

exquisitely ex'qui·site·ly adv.
exquisiteness ex'qui·site·ness n.

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

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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).

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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