Dainty
adjective
Small, delicate and often high quality or taste.
She chose a dainty piece of cake from the dessert tray.
adjective
Finicky or selective, especially in eating.
She is a dainty eater, barely touching her food.
Often appears as...
- dainty eater
- dainty appetite
noun
Something small, delicate, and often considered of high quality, like a piece of food.
She made dainty sandwiches for the tea party.
Often appears as...
- serve a dainty
- prepare a dainty
adjective
Small, delicate and often high quality or taste.
She chose a dainty piece of cake from the dessert tray.
adjective
Finicky or selective, especially in eating.
She is a dainty eater, barely touching her food.
Often appears as...
- dainty eater
- dainty appetite
noun
Something small, delicate, and often considered of high quality, like a piece of food.
She made dainty sandwiches for the tea party.
Often appears as...
- serve a dainty
- prepare a dainty
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Quality Implication
Implies that something is not just small and delicate, but also of superior quality.
The jeweler showcased a range of dainty, high-quality bracelets.
Pro Tip 2/3Feminine Associations
Often used to describe objects or behavior considered traditionally feminine.
Her dainty handwriting was admired by her teachers.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
The word carries a positive tone, suggesting something is pleasing or refined.
The dainty necklace added elegance to her outfit.
Pro Tip 1/3Quality Implication
Implies that something is not just small and delicate, but also of superior quality.
The jeweler showcased a range of dainty, high-quality bracelets.
Pro Tip 2/3Feminine Associations
Often used to describe objects or behavior considered traditionally feminine.
Her dainty handwriting was admired by her teachers.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
The word carries a positive tone, suggesting something is pleasing or refined.
The dainty necklace added elegance to her outfit.
Pro Tip 1/3Quality Implication
Implies that something is not just small and delicate, but also of superior quality.
The jeweler showcased a range of dainty, high-quality bracelets.
Pro Tip 2/3Feminine Associations
Often used to describe objects or behavior considered traditionally feminine.
Her dainty handwriting was admired by her teachers.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
The word carries a positive tone, suggesting something is pleasing or refined.
The dainty necklace added elegance to her outfit.
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Video examples
Dive into an ocean...
I've photographed everything from really, really big sharks to dainty ones that fit in the palm of your hand. I've smelled the fishy, fishy breath of humpback whales feeding just feet away from me in the cold seas off Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. And I've been privy to the mating rituals of green sea turtles
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Can you guess what's...
they analyzed the compositions of each. Then, they decided which solvents could dissolve the overpainting while minimally affecting the original. Carefully dabbing the canvas with them, they removed the overpainting’s dainty hands and idealized face.
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Dive into an ocean...
I've photographed everything from really, really big sharks to dainty ones that fit in the palm of your hand. I've smelled the fishy, fishy breath of humpback whales feeding just feet away from me in the cold seas off Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. And I've been privy to the mating rituals of green sea turtles
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Can you guess what's...
they analyzed the compositions of each. Then, they decided which solvents could dissolve the overpainting while minimally affecting the original. Carefully dabbing the canvas with them, they removed the overpainting’s dainty hands and idealized face.
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Quote examples
Kesha
American Musician
I understand I'm supposed to be feminine and dainty, but I'm not. There are two sides to the coin. People are more impressed with things that I do because they almost treat you as if you're handicapped if you're a woman... people can be impressed that I can play a few chords on the guitar.
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Rachel Hollis
American Author
For years, I've worn my dainty gold bracelets with inspirational sayings and encouraging one-liners to motivate me in my career. I liked to look down at my wrist and be reminded of my goals.
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Gordon Ramsay
Scottish Chef
Chefs are nutters. They're all self-obsessed, delicate, dainty, insecure little souls and absolute psychopaths. Every last one of them.
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Skai Jackson
American Actress
To complete my look, I like to add fun accessories such as a dainty necklace, bracelets and a ring.
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Diane Kruger
German Model
I'm European, small, dainty - but I actually consider myself more of a tomboy.
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Maureen O'Hara
Irish Actress
I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.
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Rico Nasty
American Musician
It's hard to be dainty and la la la when you're also supposed to be strong.
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Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish Novelist
Tis a dainty thing to command, though twere but a flock of sheep.
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Lil' Kim
American Musician
I'm a girly girl. I'm strong, but I'm very timid. Very dainty.
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Francis Beaumont
English Playwright
Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy.
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Kesha
American Musician
I understand I'm supposed to be feminine and dainty, but I'm not. There are two sides to the coin. People are more impressed with things that I do because they almost treat you as if you're handicapped if you're a woman... people can be impressed that I can play a few chords on the guitar.
Quote examples
Rachel Hollis
American Author
For years, I've worn my dainty gold bracelets with inspirational sayings and encouraging one-liners to motivate me in my career. I liked to look down at my wrist and be reminded of my goals.
Quote examples
Gordon Ramsay
Scottish Chef
Chefs are nutters. They're all self-obsessed, delicate, dainty, insecure little souls and absolute psychopaths. Every last one of them.
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Skai Jackson
American Actress
To complete my look, I like to add fun accessories such as a dainty necklace, bracelets and a ring.
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Diane Kruger
German Model
I'm European, small, dainty - but I actually consider myself more of a tomboy.
Quote examples
Maureen O'Hara
Irish Actress
I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.
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Rico Nasty
American Musician
It's hard to be dainty and la la la when you're also supposed to be strong.
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Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish Novelist
Tis a dainty thing to command, though twere but a flock of sheep.
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Lil' Kim
American Musician
I'm a girly girl. I'm strong, but I'm very timid. Very dainty.
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Francis Beaumont
English Playwright
Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy.
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