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- DictionaryDain·ty/ˈdān(t)ē/
adjective
- 1. delicately small and pretty: "a dainty lace handkerchief"
- 2. fastidious or difficult to please, typically concerning food: "a dainty appetite"
noun
- 1. something good to eat; a delicacy: "home-made breads, jams, and dainties"
1. a. : tasting good : tasty. dainty morsels. b. : attractively prepared and served. dainty sandwiches on silver trays. 2. : marked by delicate or diminutive beauty, form, or grace. dainty teacups. took a dainty sip. 3. obsolete : chary, reluctant.
small, delicate, and often moving in a careful way: She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was large and had big feet. The chicken salad was served in dainty pastry shells. Compare. twee mainly UK informal disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not great in size, amount, etc. small I live in a small town.
Dainty definition: of delicate beauty; exquisite. See examples of DAINTY used in a sentence.
small, delicate, and often moving in a careful way: She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was large and had big feet. The chicken salad was served in dainty pastry shells. Compare. twee mainly UK informal disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not great in size, amount, etc. small I live in a small town.
Dainty means tiny, delicate, and lovely, so you could describe a little china tea set as dainty, and you could also call the tiny cakes on the little plates dainty.
If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
1. Delicately beautiful or charming and usually small: dainty slippers. 2. Delicious; tasty: a dainty dish. 3. Fastidious or finicky: "They chided [them] for being too dainty to eat army rations" (Stephen Berry). 4.
She took a dainty little bite of the apple. Definition of dainty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a choice food; delicacy. adjective Word forms: ˈdaintier or ˈdaintiest. 2. delicious and choice. a dainty morsel. 3. delicately pretty or lovely. 4. a. of or showing delicate and refined taste; fastidious. b. overly or affectedly fastidious; squeamish. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈdelicate.
Overly or affectedly fastidious; squeamish. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Frail in constitution or health. American Heritage. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: squeamish. persnickety. mincing. ethereal. fastidious. delicacy. decorous.
