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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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