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dainty

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dainty

1 hard to please

you can't afford to be dainty about food when you're starving

Synonyms of dainty

choosy (or choosey), delicate, demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, fussbudgety, fussy, nice, old-maidish, particular, pernickety [chiefly British], persnickety, picky

Words Related to dainty

hyperfastidious, overdemanding, ultrafastidious

discerning, discriminating, selective

insightful, knowledgeable

captious, carping, caviling (or cavilling), critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical

careful, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous

queasy (also queazy), squeamish

peevish, petulant, prickly, touchy

niminy-piminy, prim, prissy

Near Antonyms of dainty

affable, breezy, carefree, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, lackadaisical, laid-back, low-pressure, relaxed

flexible, lax, loose

lenient, permissive

indiscriminating, undiscriminating

Antonyms of dainty

undemanding, unfastidious, unfussy

2 having qualities that appeal to a refined taste

the dainty hors d'oeuvres were delicious, but not terribly filling

Synonyms of dainty

choice, delicate, elegant, exquisite, fine, rare, recherché, select

Words Related to dainty

bijou, jewellike

better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, special

elite, exclusive

classic, excellent, fabulous, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, marvelous (or marvellous), noble, outstanding, par excellence, premium, prime, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, transcendent, unsurpassed, wonderful

Near Antonyms of dainty

coarse, gross, kitsch, kitschy, lowbrow, raffish, rough, rough-hewn, tasteless, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar

commercial, mass-produced, popular

common, ordinary

average, lesser, mediocre, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine (or run-of-mine), second-class, second-rate

deficient, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting

3 satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness

a set of dainty teacups that would be perfect for an elderly lady

Synonyms of dainty

airy, delicate, exquisite, nuanced, refined, subtle

Words Related to dainty

choice, elegant, extraordinary, incomparable, peerless, preeminent, prime, rare, select, superior, superlative, supreme, transcendent, unsurpassed

picked, selected

fine, fragile, frail

Near Antonyms of dainty

coarse, crude, rough

common, ordinary

average, fair, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling, run-of-the-mill, second-rate

Antonyms of dainty

robust, strong, sturdy

4 very pleasing to the sense of taste

the sort of dainty finger foods that might be served at afternoon tea

Synonyms of dainty

ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, delish, flavorful, flavorsome, luscious, lush, mouthwatering, palatable, savory (also savoury), scrumptious, succulent, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, toothy, yummy

Words Related to dainty

digestible, eatable, edible

delightful, heavenly, pleasing

agreeable, gratifying, pleasant

choice, delicate, exquisite, rare

Near Antonyms of dainty

banal, boring, commonplace, tedious

noisome, smelly, stinky

noxious, unwholesome

miserable, wretched

abhorrent, abominable, awful, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, foul, horrid, nauseating, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, sickening, unpleasant

Antonyms of dainty

distasteful, flat, flavorless, insipid, stale, tasteless, unappetizing, unpalatable, unsavory, yucky (also yukky)

Synonym Discussion of dainty

choice, exquisite, elegant, rare, delicate, dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste. choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind.

- choice fabric

exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste.

- an exquisite gold bracelet

elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste.

- a sumptuous but elegant dining room

rare suggests an uncommon excellence.

- rare beauty

delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility.

- delicate craftsmanship

dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate.

- dainty sandwiches

dainty

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dainty

something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury

the widow plied her suitor with dainties and endless glasses of sherry

Synonyms of dainty

bit, cate [archaic], delectable, delicacy, goody (or goodie), kickshaw, tidbit (also titbit), treat, viand

Words Related to dainty

candy, dessert, junket, sweet, sweetmeat

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