Synonyms for Delicate (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (easily hurt):
soft
WordNet sense 2 (physically untoughened):
tender, untoughened
WordNet sense 3 (having or showing or requiring special skill):
skilled
WordNet sense 4 (responsive to physical stimuli):
sensitive
WordNet sense 5 (developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety):
finespun
WordNet sense 6 ((used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel):
refined
WordNet sense 7 (difficult to handle; requiring great tact):
ticklish, touchy
WordNet sense 8 (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure):
hard
WordNet sense 9 (easily broken or damaged or destroyed):
frail
WordNet sense 10 (faint and difficult to analyze):
subtle
WordNet sense 11 (vulnerably delicate):
fragile
WordNet sense 12 (characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy):
ethereal
WordNet sense 13 (delicately beautiful):
dainty, exquisite
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