Results for exquisite
On this page:
 
Dictionary:

exquisite

  (ĕk'skwĭ-zĭt, ĭk-skwĭz'ĭt) pronunciation
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.
 
 
Thesaurus: exquisite

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.

 
Antonyms: exquisite

adj

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

adj

Definition: intense
Antonyms: dull, ordinary


 
Word Tutor: exquisite
pronunciation

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

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

 
Translations: Translations for: 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


 
 

Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "exquisite" at WikiAnswers.

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2008 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved.
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more

Search for answers directly from your browser with the FREE Answers.com Toolbar!  
Click here to download now. 

Get Answers your way! Check out all our free tools and products.

On this page:   E-mail   print Print  Link  

 

Keep Reading

Mentioned In: