Definition of delicates in English

Wiktionary

delicates (Noun)
Underwear or lingerie.
delicates (Noun)
Plural of delicate.

Part of speech

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delicates, noun, plural of delicate.

WordNet

Adjective
delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
		rugged sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
		breakable capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
		frail physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
		weak deficient in intelligence or mental power; "a weak mind"
		strength the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
		dainty, exquisite delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
		gossamer, ethereal characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
		fragile vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
		light-handed having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker
		overdelicate extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"
		pastel delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
delicate - easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
		fragile, frail
		breakable capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
delicate - difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
		ticklish, touchy
delicate - of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
delicate - marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"
delicate - easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
		soft
delicate - developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
		finespun

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Wiktionary

delicate (Noun)
A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
delicate (Noun)
A choice dainty; a delicacy.
delicate (Noun)
A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
delicate (Adjective)
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
delicate (Adjective)
Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
delicate (Adjective)
Intended for use with fragile items.
delicate (Adjective)
Of weak health, easily sick.
delicate (Adjective)
Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

delicate (a.)
Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
delicate (a.)
Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.
delicate (a.)
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature."
delicate (a.)
Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton.
delicate (a.)
Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk.
delicate (a.)
Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.
delicate (a.)
Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a delicate blue.
delicate (a.)
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.
delicate (a.)
Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health.
delicate (a.)
Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question.
delicate (a.)
Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
delicate (a.)
Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.
delicate (a.)
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer.
delicate (n.)
A choice dainty; a delicacy.
delicate (n.)
A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

delicate
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

delicate
del′i-kāt, adj. pleasing to the senses, esp. the taste: dainty: nicely discriminating or perceptive: of a fine, slight texture or constitution: tender: frail, not robust: requiring nice handling: refined in manners: gentle, polite, considerate: luxurious.—n. Del′icacy, state or quality of being delicate: refinement: nicety: tenderness, weakness: luxuriousness: anything delicate or dainty.—adv. Del′icately, in a delicate manner: (B.) luxuriously.—n. Del′icateness, state of being delicate: (B.) delicacy, luxury.—n.pl. Del′icates (B.), delicacies. [L. delicātus—deliciæ, allurements, luxury—delicĕre—de, inten., lacĕre, to entice.]