Need another word that means the same as “dainty”? Find 39 synonyms and 30 related words for “dainty” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Dainty” are: exquisite, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish, delicate, neat, refined, tasteful, fine, elegant, tasty, delicious, choice, palatable, luscious, mouth-watering, delectable, toothsome, succulent, juicy, fastidious, fussy, hard to please, finicky, finical, faddish, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat, titbit, fancy, luxury, nibble, savoury, appetizer, confection, bonbon
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dainty” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| appetizer | Something that arouses or increases anticipation for what is to follow. The meal started off with an assortment of appetizers including mini egg rolls and fried mozzarella. |
| bonbon | A piece of confectionery; a sweet. |
| confection | An elaborate article of women’s dress. The confection of a syllabub. |
| delicacy | Lightness in movement or manner. The delicacy of the situation. |
| fancy | (in 16th and 17th century music) a composition for keyboard or strings in free or variation form. I ve a fancy they want to be alone. |
| goody | A good or favoured person, especially a hero in a book, film, etc. |
| kickshaw | Something considered choice to eat. |
| luxury | The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive. They actually had the luxury of a whole day together. |
| nibble | Small savoury snacks, typically eaten before a meal or with drinks. I took a nibble from one of the sandwiches. |
| savoury | A savoury dish especially a snack or appetizer. Refreshments include cakes and savouries. |
| titbit | A small piece of tasty food. They were hoping for titbits about the family. |
| treat | An act of treating someone to something. He wanted to take her to the pictures as a treat. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dainty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| choice | Of superior grade. He picked some choice early plums. |
| delectable | Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste. The delectable Miss Haynes. |
| delicate | Easily hurt. A delicate approach is needed. |
| delicious | Greatly pleasing or entertaining. A delicious joke. |
| elegant | Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth. She was elegant to her fingertips. |
| exquisite | Lavishly elegant and refined. Suffered exquisite pain. |
| faddish | Intensely fashionable or popular for a short period of time. Tastes in flavoured coffee are so faddish. |
| fastidious | Very concerned about matters of cleanliness. The child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers dirty. |
| fine | Characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment. A fine gentleman. |
| finical | Exacting especially about details. |
| finicky | Exacting especially about details. His finicky copperplate hand. |
| fussy | Fastidious about one’s needs or requirements; hard to please. Eleanor patted her hair with quick fussy movements. |
| hard to please | Given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors. |
| juicy | Having strong sexual appeal. A juicy contract. |
| luscious | Appealing strongly to the senses; pleasingly rich. The luscious brush strokes and warm colours of these late masterpieces. |
| mouth-watering | Pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| neat | Having a pleasing appearance; well formed. The books had been stacked up in neat piles. |
| nice | Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted. A nice face. |
| overnice | Excessively fussy or fastidious. Mildred was overnice in regard to their father. |
| palatable | Acceptable to the taste or mind. Palatable food. |
| prissy | Fussily and excessively respectable. A middle class family with two prissy children. |
| refined | Freed from impurities by processing- Shakespeare. She was delicate and refined and unused to hardship. |
| squeamish | Having fastidious moral views; scrupulous. So squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow. |
| succulent | Full of juice. A low plant with slightly succulent leaves. |
| tasteful | Showing good aesthetic judgement or appropriate behaviour. A tasteful lounge bar. |
| tasty | (of food) having a pleasant, distinct flavour. A tasty young lady. |
| toothsome | Having strong sexual appeal. I thought he was toothsome. |
| breakable | Capable of being broken or damaged. Breakable articles should be packed carefully. |
| brittle | A brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar. Her manner was artificially bright and brittle. |
| cultivated | Marked by refinement in taste and manners. Cultivated roses. |
| cultured | (of a pearl) formed round a foreign body inserted into an oyster. Cultured Bostonians. |
| dandy | Relating to or characteristic of a dandy. The Winchester Model 37 shotgun is a dandy at a low price. |
| debonair | Confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man. Life that is gay brisk and debonair. |
| delicacy | The quality of requiring discretion or sensitivity. Miniature pearls of exquisite delicacy. |
| delicate | A delicate fabric or garment. Delicate china. |
| effeminacy | The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man. The students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy. |
| elegance | The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner. The simplicity and elegance of his invention. |
| elegant | Displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution. An elegant dark suit. |
| enchantingly | In a bewitching manner. |
| feeble | (of a sound) faint. Feeble efforts. |
| femininity | Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of women. She alternated between embracing her femininity and concealing it. |
| foppish | Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner. A foppish dandy. |
| fragile | Easily destroyed or threatened. Fragile porcelain plates. |
| graceful | Characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution. She was a tall girl slender and graceful. |
| mincing | Affectedly dainty or refined. I don t have to go through the rest of my life with that mincing voice of yours. |
| neat | (of an alcoholic drink) without water. Her neat dress. |
| refined | (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel. Refined sugar. |
| resemble | Appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to. Some people resemble their dogs. |
| sensitiveness | Responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation. The sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth. |
| sensitivity | Sensitivity to emotional feelings of self and others. A total lack of common decency and sensitivity. |
| sensitize | Make (an organism) abnormally sensitive to a foreign substance. The introductory section aims to sensitize students to the methodology of the course. |
| svelte | Moving and bending with ease. She was svelte and sophisticated. |
| tasteful | Having or showing or conforming to good taste. A tasteful lounge bar. |
| ticklish | (of a person) easily upset. I m ticklish on the feet. |
| touchy | (of an issue or situation) requiring careful handling; delicate. The monarchy has become a touchy topic. |
| urbane | Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. The supposedly urbane restrained English gentleman. |
| weakness | A disadvantage or fault. His weakness increased as he became older. |
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