Hyphenation of DELICATE

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word DELICATE? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

DEL-I-CATE

Definitions of DELICATE:

1.
Exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing
Susceptible to injury A delicate violin passage Delicate china A delicate flavor The delicate wing of a butterfly
2.
Marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
A surgeon's delicate touch
3.
Easily broken or damaged or destroyed
A kite too delicate to fly safely Fragile porcelain plates Fragile old bones A frail craft
4.
Easily hurt
Soft hands A baby's delicate skin
5.
Developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
The satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
6.
Difficult to handle
Requiring great tact Delicate negotiations with the big powers Hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter A touchy subject
7.
Of an instrument or device
Capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely Almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments

Synonyms of DELICATE:

adj delicate, dainty, exquisite, ethereal, gossamer, fragile, half-hardy, light-handed, overdelicate, pastel, subtle, tender, breakable, frail, weak
adj skilled
adj fragile, frail, breakable
adj soft, tender, untoughened
adj finespun, refined
adj ticklish, difficult, hard
adj sensitive

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