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Adjective dainty has 4 senses
- dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee - affectedly dainty or refined
Antonym: unrefined (indirect, via refined)
- dainty, exquisite - of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
Antonym: rugged (indirect, via delicate)
- dainty, tasty - especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"
Antonym: tasteless (indirect, via tasteful)
- dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
Antonym: unfastidious (indirect, via fastidious)
Noun dainty has 1 sense
- dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat - something considered choice to eat
--1 is a kind of nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
--1 has particulars:
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