Synonyms of delicate

Adjective

1. delicate (vs. rugged), dainty, exquisite, ethereal, gossamer, fragile, light-handed, overdelicate, pastel, tender, breakable, frail, weak

usage: 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. delicate, skilled (vs. unskilled)

usage: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"

3. delicate, fragile, frail, breakable (vs. unbreakable)

usage: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

4. delicate, soft, tender (vs. tough), untoughened

usage: easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"

5. finespun, delicate, refined (vs. unrefined)

usage: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"

6. delicate, ticklish, touchy, difficult (vs. easy), hard

usage: 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. delicate, sensitive (vs. insensitive)

usage: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

Definition and meaning of delicate (Dictionary)