Dainty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something considered choice to eat

affectedly dainty or refined

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪəzmˈoʊsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈeɪnti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈeɪnti/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪəzmˈoʊsɪs/.

Examples

a dainty teacup
an exquisite cameo
a dainty dish to set before a kind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twee niminy-piminy exquisite nice goody delicacy treat kickshaw squeamish prissy overnice prim mincing

Parts of Speech

noun	something considered choice to eat
adjective	affectedly dainty or refined
adjective	delicately beautiful “a dainty teacup”
adjective	especially pleasing to the taste “a dainty dish to set before a kind”
adjective	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted “too nice about his food to take to camp cooking”

Word Forms

dainty	adjective	especially pleasing to the taste
treat	verb	provide with choice or abundant food or drink
primness	noun	excessive or affected modesty
daintiness	noun	the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
dainty	noun	something considered choice to eat
squeamishness	noun	a mild state of nausea

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zierlich

etwas, das man als Wahl zum Essen betrachtet

🇫🇷French

délicat

quelque chose qui est considéré comme un choix à manger

🇪🇸Spanish

delicado

algo considerado una opción para comer

🇮🇹Italian

delicato

qualcosa considerato una scelta da mangiare

🇳🇱Dutch

sierlijk

iets dat als een keuze wordt beschouwd om te eten

🇵🇹Portuguese

guloseima

algo considerado escolha para comer

🇷🇺Russian

изысканный

что-то, что считается выбором еды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुन्दर

खाने के लिए पसंद मानी जाने वाली कोई चीज़

🇧🇩Bengali

মিষ্টি

কিছু খাওয়া পছন্দ বিবেচনা করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அழகான

சாப்பிடுவதற்குத் தேர்வாகக் கருதப்படும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

అందమైన

తినడానికి ఎంపికగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गोड

काहीतरी खाण्याची निवड मानली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્ર

ખાવા માટે પસંદગી ગણવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂದವಾದ

ತಿನ್ನಲು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭംഗിയുള്ള

എന്തെങ്കിലും കഴിക്കാനുള്ള തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പായി കണക്കാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿੱਠੇ

ਕੁਝ ਖਾਣ ਲਈ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلکش

کسی چیز کو کھانے کا انتخاب سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纤巧

考虑选择吃的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

可憐な

食べる選択肢と考えられるもの

🇰🇷Korean

맛좋은

먹을 것을 선택으로 고려한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngo

một cái gì đó được coi là sự lựa chọn để ăn

🇹🇭Thai

โอชะ

บางสิ่งบางอย่างถือว่าเป็นทางเลือกที่จะกิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

halus

sesuatu yang dianggap sebagai pilihan untuk dimakan

🇵🇭Filipino

malinamnam

isang bagay na itinuturing na pagpipilian upang kumain

🇲🇾Malay

molek

sesuatu yang dianggap pilihan untuk dimakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لذيذ

شيء يعتبر اختيارًا لتناول الطعام

🇮🇷Persian

خوش طعم

چیزی برای خوردن در نظر گرفته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

zarif

yemek seçimi olarak kabul edilen bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעַדֵן

משהו שנחשב לבחירה לאכול

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The primary meaning of 'dainty' is 'something considered choice to eat'.

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