1. delicate - Noun
2. delicate - Adjective
3. delicate - Adjective Satellite
Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature."
Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton.
Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk.
Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.
Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a delicate blue.
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.
Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health.
Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question.
Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer.
A choice dainty; a delicacy.
A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
Source: Webster's dictionaryActing deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself. Rodney Dangerfield
The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from." Marilyn vos Savant
Caution is the parent of delicate beer-glasses. Dutch Proverb
A feather is just a delicate thing when removed from a bird because it carries the bird everywhere in the world. African Proverb
As delicate as a flower. Traditional Proverb