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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| refined | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| dainty | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| tender | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fragile | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| frail | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| exquisite | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| fine | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| skilled | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| soft | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| ticklish | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| ethereal | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| gossamer | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| pastel | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| sensitive | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| intricate | /xx | Adjective |
| graceful | /x | Adjective |
| elegant | /xx | Adjective |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| gentle | /x | Adjective |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective |
| touchy | /x | Adjective |
| sweet | / | Adjective |
| complex | /x | Noun |
| luscious | /x | Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| succulent | /xx | Adjective |
| demure | x/ | Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| wispy | /x | Adjective |
| filigree | /xx | Noun |
| delectable | x/xx | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| velvety | /xx | Noun |
| tasteful | /x | Adjective |
| fragrant | /x | Adjective |
| sensuous | /xx | Adjective |
| silky | /x | Adjective |
| ornate | x/ | Adjective |
| charming | /x | Adjective |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| delicacy | /xxx | Noun |
| precious | /x | Adjective |
| slender | /x | Adjective |
| soothing | /x | Adjective |
| textural | /xx | Adjective |
| luminous | /xx | Adjective |
| piquant | /x | Adjective |
| delightful | x/x | Adjective |
| whimsical | /xx | Adjective |
| savory | /xx | Noun |
| dazzling | /xx | Adjective |
| sensual | /xx | Adjective |
| gorgeously | /xx | Adjective |
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| feminine | /xx | Noun |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| sumptuous | /x | Adjective |
| indelicate | x/xx | Adjective |
| spiky | /x | Adjective |
| enchanting | x/x | Adjective |
| harmonious | x/xx | Adjective |
| seductive | x/x | Adjective |
| lush | / | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| ravishing | /xx | Adjective |
| floral | /x | Noun |
| multifaceted | xx/xx | Adjective |
| multilayered | xx/x | Adjective |
| fleshy | /x | Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective |
| decorative | /xx | Adjective |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| sturdy | /x | Adjective |
| sinewy | /xx | Adjective |
| ladylike | /xx | Adjective |
| deliciously | x/xx | Adverb |
| silken | /x | Adjective |
| tiny | /x | Adjective |
| balance | /x | Noun |
| colorful | /xx | Adjective |
| intimate | /xx | Adjective |
| frilly | /x | Adjective |
| tasty | /x | Adjective |
| precise | x/ | Adjective |
| captivating | /xxx | Adjective |
| ornamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| feathery | /xx | Noun |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| tremulous | /xx | Adjective |
| sculptural | /xx | Adjective |
| soulful | /x | Adjective |
| lacy | /x | Noun |
| dreamy | /x | Adjective |
| showy | /x | Adjective |
| stunning | /x | Adjective |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| distinctive | x/x | Adjective |
| shapely | /x | Adjective |
| striking | /x | Adjective |
| deft | / | Noun |
| scrumptious | /x | Adjective |
| bewitching | x/x | Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| perishable | /xxx | Adjective |
| friable | xxx | Adjective |
| skillful | /x | Adjective |
| tactful | /x | Adjective |
| susceptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| tractable | /xx | Adjective |
| vulnerable | /xxx | Adjective |
| exposed | x/ | Verb |
| sensible | /xx | Adjective |
| flammable | /xx | Adjective |
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective |
| unbreakable | x/xx | Adjective |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| malleable | /xxx | Noun |
| pliable | /xx | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| lithe | / | Adjective |
| carving | /x | Verb |
| tints | / | Noun |
| nostrils | /x | Noun |
| tendrils | /x | Noun |
| fragrance | /x | Noun |
| attentions | x/x | Noun |
| wrists | / | Noun |
| pink | / | Noun |
| fronds | / | Noun |
| perfume | x/ | Noun |
| sensibilities | xx/xx | Noun |
| morsels | /x | Noun |
| embroidery | x/xx | Noun |
| ankles | /x | Noun |
| ferns | / | Noun |
| fibrils | /x | Noun |
| flavour | /x | Noun |
| aroma | x/x | Noun |
| petals | /x | Noun |
| flattery | /xx | Noun |
| blossoms | /x | Noun |
| trabeculae | x/xx | Noun |
| stomachs | /x | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| appreciable | x/xx | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| barbed | / | Adjective |
| bladder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| brittle | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| china | /x | Name |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| courteous | /xx | Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| damaged | /x | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| emotive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| fabric | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flabby | /x | Adjective |
| flimsy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| flour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fraught | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| glass | / | Noun, Verb |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| insecure | /xx | Adjective |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| lady | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lame | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| meticulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| mild | / | Adjective, Noun |
| miniature | /xxx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| painstaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| polite | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| responsive | x/x | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| shaky | /x | Adjective |
| silk | / | Noun, Verb |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sore | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| spidery | /xx | Adjective |
| spiny | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| squeamish | /x | Adjective |
| sticking | /x | Noun |
| sticky | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| suave | / | Adjective, Noun |
| tenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| thin | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| thorough | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unattractive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unstable | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| unsure | x/ | Adjective |
| vase | / | Noun, Verb |
| volatile | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
