Delicate
adjective
Something that is delicate is easy to break or damage.
Be careful with that vase, it's very delicate.
Often appears as...
- delicate flowers
- delicate fabric
adjective
A delicate taste or smell is light and pleasant.
The wine has a delicate aroma.
Often appears as...
- delicate taste
- delicate flavour
adjective
If a situation is delicate, it is difficult and needs to be handled carefully.
The political situation in the region is very delicate.
Often appears as...
- delicate situation
- delicate issue
adjective
Someone who is delicate is not healthy and becomes sick easily.
She was a delicate child and was often ill.
Often appears as...
- delicate health
- delicate child
adjective
Something that is delicate is small, thin, and light.
She has delicate hands.
Often appears as...
- delicate hands
- delicate features
adjective
Something that is delicate is easy to break or damage.
Be careful with that vase, it's very delicate.
Often appears as...
- delicate flowers
- delicate fabric
adjective
A delicate taste or smell is light and pleasant.
The wine has a delicate aroma.
Often appears as...
- delicate taste
- delicate flavour
adjective
If a situation is delicate, it is difficult and needs to be handled carefully.
The political situation in the region is very delicate.
Often appears as...
- delicate situation
- delicate issue
adjective
Someone who is delicate is not healthy and becomes sick easily.
She was a delicate child and was often ill.
Often appears as...
- delicate health
- delicate child
adjective
Something that is delicate is small, thin, and light.
She has delicate hands.
Often appears as...
- delicate hands
- delicate features
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Pro Tip 1/2Handle With Care
Use 'delicate' to describe items that need gentle treatment to avoid breaking them.
This china set is a family heirloom and very delicate; please wash it by hand.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Delicacy
'Delicate' can imply something has a fine, almost ethereal quality to its appearance.
The delicate craftsmanship of the jewelry was breathtaking.
Pro Tip 1/2Handle With Care
Use 'delicate' to describe items that need gentle treatment to avoid breaking them.
This china set is a family heirloom and very delicate; please wash it by hand.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Delicacy
'Delicate' can imply something has a fine, almost ethereal quality to its appearance.
The delicate craftsmanship of the jewelry was breathtaking.
Pro Tip 1/2Handle With Care
Use 'delicate' to describe items that need gentle treatment to avoid breaking them.
This china set is a family heirloom and very delicate; please wash it by hand.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Delicacy
'Delicate' can imply something has a fine, almost ethereal quality to its appearance.
The delicate craftsmanship of the jewelry was breathtaking.
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How mucus keeps us...
It keeps delicate tissues from drying out and cracking, which would expose them to infection. It lubricates your eyes so you can blink. It protects your stomach lining from acid. It neutralizes threats by removing or trapping substances that could make you sick.
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The Turing test: Can a...
its lack of a consistent personality and inability to deal with brand new topics are a dead giveaway. Who in Turing's day could have predicted that today's computers would be able to pilot spacecraft, perform delicate surgeries, and solve massive equations,
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What happens when you...
and lies in how the brain responds when something strikes it. The brain is made of soft fatty tissue, with a consistency something like jello. Inside its protective membranes and the skull's hard casing, this delicate organ is usually well-shielded.
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Cell membranes are way...
yet strong enough to protect the delicate contents of the cell's watery cytoplasm, genetic material, organelles, and all the molecules it needs to survive. How does the membrane work, and where does that strength come from?
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Context determines...
boobies - right here between the breasts very delicate and when he showed me that I looked at him I shouted there's an ebow wedding ring and he embraced me I said people when I say yes that means in our own culture in
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The Hornet Queen Builds...
the queen has chosen to set up home in the river bank underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and Sun she lays her very first egg just like any mother her commitment to her offspring will be
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How does a jellyfish...
With such delicate bodies, they rely on thousands of venom-containing stinging cells called cnidocytes for protection and prey capture. Even baby jellyfish, the size of a pencil eraser, have the ability to sting.
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Larry Smith: Why you...
Look at the worldview you've given yourself. You're a hero no matter what. And I, by suggesting ever so delicately that you might want a great career, must hate children. I don't hate children. I don't kick them.
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Ferocious Hornet Moments...
underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and sun she lays her very first egg just like any mother her commitment to her offspring will be unswerving her young should have a good start
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Wolf Pack Takes on a...
Every winter, sea ice starts small and delicate. Then it grows over millions of square miles. How is it possible that this freezer holds the key to our entire planet? Like a lung, sea ice breathes life
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How mucus keeps us...
It keeps delicate tissues from drying out and cracking, which would expose them to infection. It lubricates your eyes so you can blink. It protects your stomach lining from acid. It neutralizes threats by removing or trapping substances that could make you sick.
Video examples
The Turing test: Can a...
its lack of a consistent personality and inability to deal with brand new topics are a dead giveaway. Who in Turing's day could have predicted that today's computers would be able to pilot spacecraft, perform delicate surgeries, and solve massive equations,
Video examples
What happens when you...
and lies in how the brain responds when something strikes it. The brain is made of soft fatty tissue, with a consistency something like jello. Inside its protective membranes and the skull's hard casing, this delicate organ is usually well-shielded.
Video examples
Cell membranes are way...
yet strong enough to protect the delicate contents of the cell's watery cytoplasm, genetic material, organelles, and all the molecules it needs to survive. How does the membrane work, and where does that strength come from?
Video examples
Context determines...
boobies - right here between the breasts very delicate and when he showed me that I looked at him I shouted there's an ebow wedding ring and he embraced me I said people when I say yes that means in our own culture in
Video examples
The Hornet Queen Builds...
the queen has chosen to set up home in the river bank underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and Sun she lays her very first egg just like any mother her commitment to her offspring will be
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
With such delicate bodies, they rely on thousands of venom-containing stinging cells called cnidocytes for protection and prey capture. Even baby jellyfish, the size of a pencil eraser, have the ability to sting.
Video examples
Larry Smith: Why you...
Look at the worldview you've given yourself. You're a hero no matter what. And I, by suggesting ever so delicately that you might want a great career, must hate children. I don't hate children. I don't kick them.
Video examples
Ferocious Hornet Moments...
underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and sun she lays her very first egg just like any mother her commitment to her offspring will be unswerving her young should have a good start
Video examples
Wolf Pack Takes on a...
Every winter, sea ice starts small and delicate. Then it grows over millions of square miles. How is it possible that this freezer holds the key to our entire planet? Like a lung, sea ice breathes life
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Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
Startups can be the most conservative organizations in the world. We spend so much energy nurturing our delicate egos against naysayers and self-doubt that we can hardly admit mistakes. This is especially true of first-time CEOs.
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Taraji P. Henson
American Actress
A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her, help her up stairs, make sure she's in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky's the limit!
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Robert B. Laughlin
American Physicist
The questions worth asking, in other words, come not from other people but from nature, and are for the most part delicate things easily drowned out by the noise of everyday life.
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Rege-Jean Page
English Actor
Love is something that is genuine, delicate and involves care, passion and attention, and is entirely different to gifts, balls, jewels and circumstance.
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Robin S. Sharma
Canadian Lawyer
One of the core organizing principles of my life is that success comes through a delicate balance between making things happen and letting things happen.
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Logan Pearsall Smith
American Writer
Hearts that are delicate and kind and tongues that are neither - these make the finest company in the world.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
I'm quite obsessed with the idea of nailing the girl friendship. It's such an art, so delicate.
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Jenna Morasca
American Model
When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.
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Natalie Wood
American Actress
I was so overprotected, I used to think I was as delicate as people said I was.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
Quote examples
Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
Startups can be the most conservative organizations in the world. We spend so much energy nurturing our delicate egos against naysayers and self-doubt that we can hardly admit mistakes. This is especially true of first-time CEOs.
Quote examples
Taraji P. Henson
American Actress
A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her, help her up stairs, make sure she's in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky's the limit!
Quote examples
Robert B. Laughlin
American Physicist
The questions worth asking, in other words, come not from other people but from nature, and are for the most part delicate things easily drowned out by the noise of everyday life.
Quote examples
Rege-Jean Page
English Actor
Love is something that is genuine, delicate and involves care, passion and attention, and is entirely different to gifts, balls, jewels and circumstance.
Quote examples
Robin S. Sharma
Canadian Lawyer
One of the core organizing principles of my life is that success comes through a delicate balance between making things happen and letting things happen.
Quote examples
Logan Pearsall Smith
American Writer
Hearts that are delicate and kind and tongues that are neither - these make the finest company in the world.
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
I'm quite obsessed with the idea of nailing the girl friendship. It's such an art, so delicate.
Quote examples
Jenna Morasca
American Model
When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.
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Natalie Wood
American Actress
I was so overprotected, I used to think I was as delicate as people said I was.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
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