adjective
1.
Synonyms: choice , dainty, elegant, exquisite, rare, recherché, select, superior
Related Word: delectable, delicious, delightful; balmy, gentle, lenient, mild, soft; aerial, airy, ethereal
Contrasted words: coarse, crude, vulgar
Antonyms: gross
2.
Synonyms: fine 1, finespun, hairline, hairsplitting, nice, refined, subtle
3.
Synonyms: nice 1, dainty, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, fussy, particular, persnickety, squeamish
Related Word: perceptive, sensitive
Contrasted words: insensitive, undiscriminating, unperceptive
4.
Synonyms: fragile 1, breakable, fracturable, frail, frangible, shatterable, shattery
5.
lacking in strength or substance
a delicate constitution
Synonyms: flimsy, slight
Related Word: feeble, fragile, frail, weak; sickly, unhealthy; decrepit, infirm
Contrasted words: stalwart, stout, strong, sturdy, tenacious, tough; hale, healthy, robust, sound, well, wholesome
6.
Synonyms: tactful , diplomatic, politic, tactical
Related Word: adept, expert, masterly, proficient; discreet, foresighted, prudent; careful, heedful; cautious, wary
Contrasted words: impolitic; imprudent, indiscreet; awkward, clumsy, gauche, inept, maladroit; unskillful
7.
marked by or requiring tact
a delicate situation
Synonyms: precarious, sensitive, ticklish, touchy, tricky
Related Word: uncertain, unpredictable; hair-trigger, volatile; sticky