Dainty
Pronunciation of Dainty
/dˈe͡ɪnti/, /dˈeɪnti/, /d_ˈeɪ_n_t_i/
Synonyms for dainty:
Sense 1
lissome, rhythmic, sylphlike, svelte, elfin, neat, balletic, cleanly, beautiful, rock-steady, willowy, finical, supple, lithe, pastry, sinewy.
Sense 2
fluency, feminine, precious, tidbit, delicately, wiry, graceful, smoothly.
Sense 3
fluent, morsel, gentle, feline, fluid, joy, economical.
Sense 4
slim.
Sense 5
light, elegant, smooth, lightly.
Sense 6
grace, slick.
Sense 7
Sense 9
adorable
cute.
delicate
airy.
enchanting
fragile
frail
refined
airy (adjective)
all (adjective)
deluxe (adjective)
fastidious (adjective)
fastidious, fussy, persnickety, literal, careful, proper, overnice, epicurean, discriminating, mincing, picky, fussbudgety, particular, flawless, prim, discerning, finicky, choosy, meticulous, Qualmish, punctilious, exacting, scrupulous, rigorous, critical, squeamish, delicate, correct, hypercritical, diligent, demanding, severe, prudish, methodical, priggish, accurate, perspicacious, precise, conscientious.
finicky, particular (adjective)
finical, mincing, fussy, fastidious, scrupulous, delicate, choosy, persnickety, Finicking.
light (adjective)
sylphlike.
sensitive (adjective)
small (adjective)
sweet (adjective)
Sense 2 (noun)
sinewy, lean, slim, willowy, good, wiry, slender, spare.
Sense 3 (noun)
Sense 4 (noun)
morsel, tidbit.
dainty (noun)
fastidious, nice, niminy-piminy, prim, prissy, goody, kickshaw, tasty, refined, delicacy, treat, exquisite, twee, squeamish, delicate, tasteful, mincing, overnice.
food (noun)
Usage examples for dainty:
- Marian, too, the dainty friend of his youth- would he ever see her again? - "Robin Hood", J. Walker McSpadden.
- Those fellows didn't look especially dainty, did they? - "Castle Craneycrow", George Barr McCutcheon.
- If it had been hers, she should have worn it more than twice- such a dainty, pretty thing as that- and it was white. - "Tabitha at Ivy Hall", Ruth Alberta Brown.