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Synonyms & Antonyms : Dainty
Dainty
( Adjective )
A dainty child got the attention of all the people present in the function.
Synonyms:
Delicate
Charming
Elegant
Exquisite
Fine
Graceful
Neat
Petite
Pretty
Choice
Delicious
Palatable
Savory
Choosy
Fastidious
Finial fancy
Sweetmeat
Tidbit
Contextual Examples:
Only a very delicate thermometer can measure such changes in temperature.
She writes with great elegance and economy.
This is arguably the finest collection of paintings in Europe.
We managed to get the garden looking neat and tidy.
This dish is absolutely delicious with sour cream.
She is very choosy about whom she goes out with.
Antonyms:
Awkward
Clumsy
Coarse
Gauche
Inelegant
Maladroit
Uncouth
Ungainly
Contextual Examples:
The handle of this teapot has an awkward shape.
You clumsy oaf – that’s the second glass you’ve broken today.
A coarse, red-faced man yelled something across the road.
I find him terribly gauche.
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