English to English
adjective
- exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
A delicate violin passage.
Delicate china.
A delicate flavor.
The delicate wing of a butterfly.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- A choice dainty; a delicacy.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
A surgeon's delicate touch.
source: WordNet 3.0
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
A kite too delicate to fly safely.
Fragile porcelain plates.
Fragile old bones.
A frail craft.
source: WordNet 3.0
- easily hurt
Soft hands.
A baby's delicate skin.
source: WordNet 3.0
- developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
The satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense.
source: WordNet 3.0
- difficult to handle; requiring great tact
Delicate negotiations with the big powers.
Hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter.
A touchy subject.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
Almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [déliket] Maselang
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
