How to use dainty in a sentence See examples of dainty used in a sentence. Small and attractive in a delicate way A dainty wrist / hand dainty flowers (definition of dainty from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.dainty pink flowers. Definition of dainty adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Dainty (comparative daintier, superlative daintiest) elegant Dainty means tiny, delicate, and lovely, so you could describe a little china tea set as dainty, and you could also call the tiny cakes on the little plates dainty. Factsheet what does the adjective dainty mean There are ten meanings listed in oed's entry for the adjective dainty, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
While all these words mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste, dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate. Sheep are very dainty grazers which can damage the pasture, if continued too long, as every farmer knows. 1. A simple strand of pearls, a sari in pastel chiffon and dainty silk slippers were all that was required. 只 需要 一 串 珍珠， 一套 有着 淡淡 花边 的 莎莉服， 一 双 精巧 的 丝质 拖鞋 就 足够 了。 Something considered choice to eat adjective 1 Affectedly dainty or refined 2 Of delicate composition and artistry
A dainty teacup an exquisite cameo 3 Especially pleasing to the taste A dainty dish to set before a kind a tasty morsel 4 Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted Too nice about his food to take to camp. 『欧路词典』为您提供dainty的用法讲解，告诉您准确全面的dainty的中文意思，dainty的读音，dainty的同义词，dainty的反义词，dainty的例句。
