Bible Dictionaries
Delicate

King James Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Delayed

Next Entry
Delicately

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
King James Dictionary
• Delicateness
• Delicately
• Delicate
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Delicates
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Delicately
Webster Dictionary
• Delices
• Delicateness
• Delicately
•   (only first 3 shown)
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Delicate; Delicately
Lexicons
• ܪܰܟ݁ܺܝܟ݂ܳܐ
• τρυφή
• מַעֲדַנִּים
• עֵדֶן , עֶדְנָה
• עָנַג
•   (only first 3 shown)

DELICATE, a. L. Connected with delight to delight.

1. Of a fine texture fine soft smooth clear, or fair as a delicate skin.

2. Nice pleasing to the taste of an agreeable flavor as delicate food a delicate dish.

3. Nice in perception of what is agreeable dainty as a delicate taste and figuratively, nice and discriminating in beauty and deformity.

4. Nice accurate fine soft to the eye as a delicate color.

5. Nice in forms regulated by minute observance of propriety, or by condescension and attention to the wishes and feelings of others as delicate behavior or manners a delicate address.