English
Etymology
Middle English delicat < Latin delicatus
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-delicate.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj
- Easily damaged or requiring careful handling
#: Those clothes are delicate
#: ''The negotiations were very delicate
- Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines
#: Her face was delicate
#: The spider wove a delicate web
#: There was a delicate pattern of frost on the window
- Intended for delicate items
#: Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle
- colloquial Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
#: Please don't speak so loudly - I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning
Translations
Esperanto: delikata, delikatsenta
Finnish: herkkä (1)
French: délicat (1, 2)
Hebrew: ע��� ('adyn) (1)
Italian: delicato (1, 2)
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Japanese: �細������精緻�
Norwegian: delikat
Polish: delikatny m
Spanish: delicado (1, 2)
Telugu: స�న�నితమ�న (sunnitamaina)
Noun
en-noun|s|-
- countable A delicate item of clothing
#: Don't put that in with your jeans, it's a delicate!
- uncountable Specifically underwear or lingerie.
Related terms
delicacy
delicately
delicatessen
delicious
delight
Category:1000 English basic words
Italian
Adjective
delicate f
- Feminine plural form of delicato
Category:Italian adjective forms
Romanian
Adjective
delicate
- ro-form-adj|fp|n|delicat
- ro-form-adj|fp|a|delicat
- ro-form-adj|np|n|delicat
- ro-form-adj|np|a|delicat
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