dainty
14
4.9
- adjective
- /ˈdeɪnti/
:
delicado
- The bride wore a dainty lace gown that perfectly complemented her figure.
- dainty flowers
- dainty and delicate
- dainty and pretty
And it has these really beautiful, shiny, dainty, like pale gold straps.
- And it has these really beautiful, shiny, dainty, like pale gold straps.
- It's so comfortable and it's just really pretty and dainty and simple and pretty.
- It's so like dainty and feminine and like nice.
- Perhaps women have daintier hands and editing used to be done by hand.
Examples
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So this one has really dainty flowers that have beautiful veining.
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I love dainty jewelry like this.
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This is so beautiful and so dainty, just what I was looking for.
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I feel so pretty and dainty in this eye look.
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As Johnson describes them, her parents "loved music, pictures, and dainty china, with which George Johnson filled his beautiful home."
Academic text (2017) -
I think you still look ladylike and dainty.
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Lily looked at the dainty little box, and it seemed out of place in Charlie's hand.
Fiction book (1999) -
The prettiest and most dainty window display this season is in O'Neill's department store on Sixth Avenue.
Academic text (1992) -
Louise Pierce touched a dainty cambric handkerchief to her eyes.
Fiction book (1994) -
She served a dainty array of pastries at the tea party, each one beautifully crafted.
Synonyms
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1.0
Attractive in a small, pretty, or charming way
∞
1.0
Nice to look at in a gentle, simple way
105
5.5
Very beautiful, delicate, and well made, like a piece of jewelry
57
1.4
Thin and graceful in shape
42
3.2
Thin and not strongly built
20
6.8
Very small in size
5
7.4
Pleasant to look at in a simple, natural way
3
9.9
Small and cute like a tiny cup or kitten
1
9.9
Attractive because it is small, cute, and a little old-fashioned
1
8.6
Small and pretty in a neat, simple way
Too careful about manners in an obvious fake way
Antonyms
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dainty comes from an old French word deinté meaning 'delight', so it describes things that are small, pretty, and pleasing. That's why calling an object dainty suggests a delicate, attractive look, like fine lace or a small bracelet.