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- [deyn-tee]
- /ˈdeɪn ti/
- /ˈdeɪn.ti/
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- [deyn-tee]
- /ˈdeɪn ti/
Definitions of dainty word
- adjective dainty If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty. 3
- adjective dainty delicate or elegant 3
- adjective dainty pleasing to the taste; choice; delicious 3
- adjective dainty refined, esp excessively genteel; fastidious 3
- noun dainty a choice piece of food, esp a small cake or sweet; delicacy 3
- noun dainty a choice food; delicacy 3
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Origin of dainty
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English deinte worthiness, happiness, delicacy < Anglo-French (Old French deint(i)e) < Latin dignitāt- (stem of dignitās); see dignity
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Parts of speech for Dainty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dainty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dainty
adj dainty
- cute — Something or someone that is cute is very pretty or attractive, or is intended to appear pretty or attractive.
- tasteful — having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
- petite — (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive.
- neat — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
- lacy — of or resembling lace; lacelike: a lacy gown; a lacy leaf.
noun dainty
- sweet roll — a roll made of sweet dough, often containing spices, raisins, nuts, candied fruit, etc., and sometimes iced on top.
- eclair — a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- tidbit — a delicate bit or morsel of food.
- patisserie — a shop where pastry, especially French pastry, is made and sold.
- croissant — Croissants are small, sweet bread rolls in the shape of a crescent that are eaten for breakfast.
adjective dainty
- deft — A deft action is skilful and often quick.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- fragile — brittle
- savoury — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
Antonyms for dainty
adj dainty
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- repulsive — causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask.
- unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
- distasteful — unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore.
- horrible — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
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