Dainty

What do we mean by dainty?

Delicately beautiful or charming and usually small. adjective

Delicious; tasty. adjective

Fastidious or finicky. adjective

Frail in constitution or health. adjective

Something delicious; a delicacy. noun

Worth; value; excellence. noun

A matter of joy or gratification; special regard or pleasure. noun

Pl. dainties (dān′ tiz). Something delicate to the taste; something delicious; a delicacy. noun

Darling: a term of fondness. noun

Synonyms Tidbit, etc. See delicacy. noun

Valuable; costly.

Exhibiting or possessing delicate beauty, or exquisite taste or skill; elegant; beautiful; neat; trim.

Pleasing to the palate; toothsome; delicious: as, dainty food.

Of acute sensibility or nice discrimination; sensitive.

Especially Of nice discrimination as regards taste; nice or over-nice in selecting what is preferred in any class of things, as food, clothing, etc.; hence, squeamish: as, a dainty taste or palate; dainty people.

Nice as regards behavior, decorum, intercourse, etc.; fastidious; hence, affectedly fine; effeminate; weak.

= Syn, 2. Pretty. Savory, luscious, toothsome.5 and Nice, Fastidious, etc. See nice.

Rare; valuable; costly. adjective

Delicious to the palate; toothsome. adjective

Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender. adjective

A delicacy (in taste).

Esteem, honour.

(Prairies and northwestern Ontario) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, typically homemade, served at a social event (usually plural).

An affectionate term of address.

Words that are spelled similarly to dainty:
dainty, daint, dinty, painty, fainty.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word dainty:
ilex, foliage, habits, frog, resemble, sulphur, graceful, insects, delicate, spy, seeking, doll, charming, charm, dishes, destroyer, dundee, birds, elegant, escorted, sinking, butterfly, fat, moving, mouse, comedian, dorothy, flowers, dish, endemic, hms, build, defender, pink, armenian, exhibited, digital, dancing, quite, little, devices, structure, old, mrs, possibly, walk, tree, china, eyes, folk.

Words that rhyme with dainty:
painty, fainty, clementi, chain t, complaint he, constraint e, constraint he, constraint t, contain t, domain t, faint he, gain t, ln t, obtain t, pain t, paint he, plain t, plain tea, plane t, plane tee, restraint he, retain t, sain t, saint e, saint he, strain t.

Adjectives that are often used to describe dainty:
great, special, little, greatest, favourite, exquisite, rare, favorite, particular, peculiar, prime, toothsome, especial, fresh, alluring, delicious, sweet, nourishing, tempting, mrs, delectable, expensive, extraordinary, rich, simple, choicest, classic, choice, tamnable, unaccustomed, ordinary, delicate, chief, latter, unusual, unexpected, rarest, propitiatory, red, cunning, imaginable, usual, popular, chiefe, feminine, aesthetic, brown, appropriate, least, nice, conceivable, eatable, damnable, regal, exaggeratedly, trumpery, daintiest, made, fearful, coveted, cheap, remembered, costly, exceptional, rear, dear, curious, heterodox, pretty, pungent, obnoxious, royal, familiar, desired, charming, occasional.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective dainty:
feet, dish, food, dishes, flowers, morsel, hand, hands, fingers, thing, figure, things, lady, foot, fare, shoes, morsels, creature, woman, slippers, head, girl, bit, handkerchief, bits, meal, volume, sandwiches, dress, book, plant, steps, flower, room, piece, grace, ways, cups, cap, blossoms, nose, creatures, beauty, face, gown, cup, ladies, garments, touch, meats, table, lace, limbs, boots, repast, ears, maiden, curtains, meat, fish, ariel, lips, cakes, supper, finger, viands, dresses, pair, volumes, leaves, appearance, devices, china, shoe, girls, foods, picture, mouth, maid, bird, pink, waist, clothes, breakfast, figures, trifles, sip, pieces, shoulders.

Consonant match to dainty:
dante, denti, daunter, dento, denti-, dan t, dan to, dan toe, daun to, daunt a, daunt her, dawn to, dawn two, den t, den to, dent a, dent her, dent to, dent who, din to, dinh t, dinh to, don t, don to, done t, done to, done too, done two, donne to, down t, down ter, dun to, dunn to, dunne to.

Words that sound like dainty:
dainty, dinty, denti, diente, dandy, dante, dundee, dany, daty, daint, dendy, dainties, down to, dandi, denta, dandie, dondi, dento, dindy, tenty, tante, tinty, tonti, tanti, dont, dent, data, danny, don't, didnt, dana, deity, ditty, dents, dani, daunt, dotty, denny, donny, diety, downy, donnie, dady, dint, downey, dunny, dant, dity, dottie, dayna, danni, doughty, deni, dente, dania, donte, donts, dunt, downie, doty, dannie, dini, daina, dando, dantes, dentine, doney, doni, deigned, dennie, daunts, dints, douty, denney, denni, dhoti, danah, donati, danda, detty, dentro, dowty, doti, doughtie, daunter, diti, dati, daintier, danzi, deti, dindo, danaea, debtee, d t, dante's, dent-, dinnae, dhony, donnee, dundo.