Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

The quality or state of being refined or breakable.

edit
Usage examples (33)
  • Adjective : a delicate lace collar. ,delicate porcelain; a delicate child. ,a delicate flavor. ,a delicate shade of pink. ,a delicate...
  • I tried, as only a young girl can, to live up to the delicateness of my name.
  • Adding to the delicateness of the issue for NBC is the fact that its parent company,
  • His hands were big, calloused and thick, as opposed to his wife's father's delicateness.
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.