dainty
Elegant; delicately small and prettyElegant; delicately small and pretty.
» Few boys are dainty about their food.
Jungs sind beim Essen kaum wählerisch. — Yorwba
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesElegant; delicately small and pretty.
fein, delikat, zart
изя́щныйizjáščnyj, изы́сканныйizýskannyj, утончённыйutončónnyj
delicately beautiful
Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
anspruchsvoll, mäkelig, geziert
привере́дливыйpriverédlivyj, приди́рчивыйpridírčivyj
(obsolete)Excellent; valuable, fine.
Examples
10 sentencesFew boys are dainty about their food.
deJungs sind beim Essen kaum wählerisch. — Yorwba
You think that your genitals look dainty.
deDu hältst deine Geschlechtsteile für zierlich. — Yorwba
He thinks that his genitals look dainty.
Her sweet, kind face features a dainty pig's snout.
deIhr süßes, nettes Gesicht ziert ein anmutiges Schweinenäschen. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Aser, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield dainties to kings.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. DoubFrom Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. Doublet of dignity.
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Forms
daintier, daintiestSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form