Synonyms for dainty
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Delicate — elegant; delicately small and pretty
delicate, delicious, luscious, toothsome, fastidious, elegant, petite, beautiful, neat, finicky informal, scrumptious informal, pretty, prissy informal, savory US, savoury UK, squeamish, yummy informal, fine, palatable, tender, rare, persnickety, particular
Other
Noun
Other
luxury, bonne bouche, tidbit US, titbit UK
Definitions
- adj. 1
Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
- n. 1
A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).
Related words
- Word family
- daintiful daintily daintiness
Forms
- Plural
- dainties → delicacies, treats, goodies, kickshaws…
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That which is finished is apt to be polished, smooth to the touch, minutely exact in outline; hence fine comes to be a synonym for all words like dainty, delicate, exquisite; as, fine manners, a fine touch, fine perceptions.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- delicious I ate lots of delicious, juicy ham last Christmas.
- delicate Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.
- luscious What gives this chocolate mousse its luscious smoothness?
- refined We cater to you, the customer with refined taste.
By length
- 4 letters
- fine1, rare1, neat1
- 5 letters
- treat1, yummy2, goody2
- 6 letters
- pretty2, luxury3, tender2, petite2, savory3, tidbit2, prissy2, titbit
- 7 letters
- elegant3, refined2, savoury, finicky3
- 8 letters
- delicate3, delicacy4, luscious2, kickshaw
- 9 letters
- beautiful3, delicious3, exquisite3, palatable4, squeamish2, toothsome, daintiful
- 10 letters
- particular4, fastidious4
- 11 letters
- scrumptious, persnickety
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yummy2 = 2 syllables).