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

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.