Definitions
1.nounA delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie."Don't put that in with your jeans: it's a delicate!"
2.nounA choice dainty; a delicacy.
3.nounA delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
4.adjectiveEasily damaged or requiring careful handling."The negotiations were very delicate."
5.adjectiveCharacterized by a fine structure or thin lines."Her face was delicate."
6.adjectiveIntended for use with fragile items."Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle."
7.adjectiveRefined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings."delicate attentions"
8.adjectiveOf weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship."a delicate child"
9.adjectiveUnwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol."Please don't speak so loudly: I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning."
10.adjectiveAddicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
11.adjectivePleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste."a delicate dish"
12.adjectiveSlight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
13.adjectiveLight, or softly tinted; said of a colour."a delicate shade of blue"
14.adjectiveOf exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
15.adjectiveHighly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite."a delicate ear for music"
16.adjectiveAffected by slight causes; showing slight changes."a delicate thermometer"