(ת') עדין; רגיש

adj. fragile, easily broken; sensitive

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Adjective
1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
(antonym) rugged
(similar) dainty, exquisite
(see-also) breakable
(attribute) strength
2. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"
(similar) skilled
3. easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
(synonym) fragile, frail
(similar) breakable
4. easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
(synonym) soft
(similar) tender, untoughened
5. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
(synonym) finespun
(similar) refined
6. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
(synonym) ticklish
(similar) difficult, hard
7. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
(similar) sensitive

adj. delicate, fine, dainty, flimsy, tender, fragile, tricky; sensitive, tactful, fastidious, awkward, elfin, frothy, gingerly; lovely, nice, loving; pernickety, prickly, squeamish, ticklish, touchy, considerate

adj. delicate, gentle, fine, maidenly, dainty; tender, soft; subtle; sensitive, sore, touchy