daintier
Meaning of daintier
adjective, comparative adjective
- delicately small and pretty.
a dainty lace handkerchief
the china cup seemed too dainty in his large hands
- fastidious, especially concerning food.
a dainty appetite
Middle English (as noun): from Old French daintie, deintie ‘choice morsel, pleasure’, from Latin dignitas ‘worthiness or beauty’, from dignus ‘worthy’.
Information about daintier
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of daintier
dain-tier
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- daintier is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
daintier synonyms
Meaning very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail:
Meaning fastidious about one's needs or requirements; hard to please:
Meaning (of a person) fussy about their needs or requirements:
Meaning another term for finicky:
Meaning easily made to feel sick or disgusted:
Meaning with impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing:
Meaning insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious:
Meaning having or showing refined taste or good judgement:
Meaning having or showing good judgement:
Meaning expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements:
Meaning making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources:
Meaning (of a task) requiring much skill or effort:
Meaning (of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details:
Meaning showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise:
Meaning making sure of avoiding potential danger, mishap, or harm; cautious:
Meaning (of a person) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers:
Meaning taking excessive care when making a choice:
Meaning fussy and hard to please:
Meaning having many arbitrary and often unusual likes and dislikes about food:
Meaning placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy:
Meaning giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive:
daintier antonyms
Meaning not having or showing good judgement or taste:
Anagrams of daintier
Words that rhyme with daintier
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