delicate
A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerieA delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
» A rose's petals are very delicate.
Лепестки розы очень изящны. — sharptoothed
Пелюстки троянди дуже витончені. — Walentinio
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4 sensesA delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
Don't put that in with your jeans: it's a delicate!
A moth of the species Mythimna vitellina.
(obsolete)A choice dainty; a delicacy.
(obsolete)A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
Examples
168 sentencesA rose's petals are very delicate.
Пелюстки троянди дуже витончені. — Walentinio
ruЛепестки розы очень изящны. — sharptoothed
I'm now in a delicate position.
Я зараз у делікатному становищі. — deniko
He was a weak and delicate child.
Він був слабкою і ніжною дитиною. — deniko
It's a delicate problem.
Це делікатна проблема. — deniko
ruЭто деликатная проблема. — Avelesy
deEs ist ein heikles Problem. — Tamy
Tom was a delicate child.
Том був ніжною дитиною. — deniko
Origin
From Middle English delicat, from Latin dēlicātus (“giving pleasure, delightful, soft, luxFrom Middle English delicat, from Latin dēlicātus (“giving pleasure, delightful, soft, luxurious, delicate, (in Medieval Latin also) fine, slender”), from dēlicia + -ātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), usually in plural dēliciae (“pleasure, delight, luxury”), from dēliciō (“to allure, entice”), from dē- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, to deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Compare delight, delicious and Spanish delgado (“thin, skinny”). The noun is from a substantivization of the adjective (see -ate).
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