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daintyadjective hard to pleaseyou can't afford to be dainty about food when you're starving choosy(or choosey), delicate, demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, fussbudgety, fussy, nice, old-maidish, particular, pernickety(chiefly British), persnickety, picky hyperfastidious, overdemanding, ultrafastidiousdiscerning, discriminating, selectiveinsightful, knowledgeablecaptious, carping, caviling(or cavilling), critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcriticalcareful, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulousqueasy(also queazy), squeamishpeevish, petulant, prickly, touchyniminy-piminy, prim, prissy undemanding, unfastidious, unfussy affable, breezy, carefree, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, lackadaisical, laid-back, low-pressure, relaxedflexible, lax, looselenient, permissiveuncriticalindiscriminating, undiscriminating having qualities that appeal to a refined tastethe dainty hors d'oeuvres were delicious, but not terribly filling choice, delicate, elegant, exquisite, fine, rare, recherché, select bijou, jewellikebetter, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, specialelite, exclusiveclassic, excellent, fabulous, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, marvelous(or marvellous), noble, outstanding, par excellence, premium, prime, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, transcendent, unsurpassed, wonderfulultrarare coarse, gross, kitsch, kitschy, lowbrow, raffish, rough, rough-hewn, tasteless, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgarcommercial, mass-produced, popularcommon, ordinaryaverage, lesser, mediocre, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine(or run-of-mine), second-class, second-ratedeficient, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildnessa set of dainty teacups that would be perfect for an elderly lady airy, delicate, exquisite, nuanced, refined, subtle choice, elegant, extraordinary, incomparable, peerless, preeminent, prime, rare, select, superior, superlative, supreme, transcendent, unsurpassedpicked, selectedfine, fragile, frail robust, strong, sturdy coarse, crude, roughcommon, ordinaryaverage, fair, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling, run-of-the-mill, second-rate very pleasing to the sense of tastethe sort of dainty finger foods that might be served at afternoon tea ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, delish, flavorful, flavorsome, luscious, lush, mouthwatering, palatable, savory(also savoury), scrumptious, succulent, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, toothy, yummy digestible, eatable, edibledelightful, heavenly, pleasingagreeable, gratifying, pleasantsatisfyingchoice, delicate, exquisite, rare distasteful, flat, flavorless, insipid, stale, tasteless, unappetizing, unpalatable, unsavory, yucky(also yukky) banal, boring, commonplace, tediousnoisome, smelly, stinkynoxious, unwholesomemiserable, wretchedabhorrent, abominable, awful, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, foul, horrid, nauseating, offensive, repellent(also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, sickening, unpleasant daintynounsomething that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxurythe widow plied her suitor with dainties and endless glasses of sherry bit, cate(archaic), delectable, delicacy, goody(or goodie), kickshaw, tidbit(also titbit), treat, viand morselcandy, dessert, junket, sweet, sweetmeat adj.choice, exquisite, elegant, rare, delicate, dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste.choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind.choice fabric exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste.an exquisite gold bracelet elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste.a sumptuous but elegant dining room rare suggests an uncommon excellence.rare beauty delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility.delicate craftsmanship dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate.dainty sandwiches in the 14th century |