Meaning

• A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.

  "Don't put that in with your jeans: it's a delicate!"

• A choice dainty; a delicacy.

• A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.

Meaning

• Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.

  "The negotiations were very delicate."

• Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.

  "Her face was delicate."

• Intended for use with fragile items.

  "Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle."

• Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.

  "delicate attentions"

• Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.

  "a delicate child"

• Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.

  "Please don't speak so loudly: I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning."

• Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

• Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.

  "a delicate dish"

• Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.

• Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.

  "a delicate shade of blue"

• Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.

• Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.

  "a delicate ear for music"

• Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.

  "a delicate thermometer"