Dainty - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdeɪntɪ|
Brit.
|ˈdeɪntɪ|
noun
adjective
- delicately beautiful (syn: exquisite)
a dainty teacup
- especially pleasing to the tastea dainty dish to set before a kind
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted (syn: nice, overnice, squeamish)Extra examples
...the widow plied her suitor with dainties and endless glasses of sherry...
Her hair was decorated with dainty pink flowers.
The dancers' dainty steps were followed by a series of leaps.
She took a dainty sip of tea from her teacup.
They served dainty sandwiches on silver trays.
The food was served in dainty portions.
She took two dainty bites of the apple.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: daintier
superlative: daintiest
comparative: daintier
superlative: daintiest
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