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dainty
Overview of noun dainty
The noun dainty has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat -- (something considered choice to eat)
Overview of adj dainty
The adj dainty has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee -- (affectedly dainty or refined)
2. (1) dainty, exquisite -- (delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo")
3. dainty -- (especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel")
4. dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish -- (excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dainty
1 sense of dainty
Sense 1
dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> food, nutrient
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun dainty
1 sense of dainty
Sense 1
dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> choice morsel, tidbit, titbit
=> savory, savoury
=> sweet, confection
=> ambrosia, nectar
=> gelatin, jelly
=> marrow, bone marrow
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dainty
1 sense of dainty
Sense 1
dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
Antonyms of noun dainty
Member Holonyms of noun dainty
Substance Holonyms of noun dainty
Part Holonyms of noun dainty
Member Meronyms of noun dainty
Substance Meronyms of noun dainty
Part Meronyms of noun dainty
Meronyms of noun dainty
Holonyms of noun dainty
Attributes of noun dainty
Derived Forms of noun dainty
Domain of noun dainty
Domain Terms of noun dainty
Familiarity of noun dainty
dainty used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun dainty
1 sense of dainty
Sense 1
dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> milk
=> course
=> dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> dish
=> fast food
=> finger food
=> ingesta
=> kosher
=> meal, repast
=> mess
=> mince
=> puree
=> stodge
=> wheat germ
=> vitamin pill
=> vitamin
Meronyms of noun dainty
1 sense of dainty
Sense 1
dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> food, nutrient
HAS PART: food, solid food
Holonyms of noun dainty
Grep of noun dainty
dainty
Antonyms of adj dainty
4 senses of dainty
Sense 1
dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee
INDIRECT (VIA refined) -> unrefined
Sense 2
dainty, exquisite
INDIRECT (VIA delicate) -> rugged
Sense 3
dainty
INDIRECT (VIA tasty) -> tasteless
Sense 4
dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish
INDIRECT (VIA fastidious) -> unfastidious
Similarity of adj dainty
4 senses of dainty
Sense 1
dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee
=> refined (vs. unrefined)
Sense 2
dainty, exquisite
=> delicate (vs. rugged)
Sense 3
dainty
=> tasty (vs. tasteless)
Sense 4
dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish
=> fastidious (vs. unfastidious)
Pertainyms of adj dainty
Attributes of adj dainty
Domain of adj dainty
Domain Terms of adj dainty
Familiarity of adj dainty
dainty used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj dainty
dainty
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