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say it: DEL-uh-kuht
delicate is an adjective meaning "exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury". It is pronounced /ˈdɛləkət/ — DEL-uh-kuht. It carries 7 recorded senses.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
“a delicate violin passage”
“delicate china”
“a delicate flavor”
“the delicate wing of a butterfly”
of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
“almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for delicate come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.