Dainty — synonyms, definition

1. dainty (a)

airy appealing appetizing beautiful breakable charming choice choosy critical delectable delicate delicious discriminating elegant ethereal exquisite facetious fastidious fault feeble • • •

2. dainty (Noun)

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dainty (Noun) — Something considered choice to eat.

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3. dainty (US)

good to eat luscious not sweet palatable piquant pungent savory spicy tangy tasty

4. dainty (Adjective)

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dainty (Adjective) — Delicately beautiful. ex. "a dainty teacup"

dainty (Adjective) — Affectedly dainty or refined.

dainty (Adjective) — Especially pleasing to the taste. ex. "a dainty dish to set before a kind"

dainty (Adjective) — Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted. ex. "too dainty about his food to take to camp cooking"