dainty

Word family

dain·ty1 /ˈdeɪnti/ adjectiveadj (comparativecomp daintier, superlativesupl daintiest)

1 SMALLsmall, pretty, and delicate 小巧的，精致的

a dainty gold chain

一条精致的金链子

a child with dainty features

一个容貌俊秀的孩子

2 CAREFULmoving or done in a careful way, using small movements 文雅的，优雅的

a dainty walk

优雅的步态

—daintily adverbadv

—daintiness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

dainty• Her legs were curled to the side, slender with dainty ankles curving to small, arched feet.• Despite their dainty appearance, most of the beetles are carnivorous.• She was wearing a short black dress and dainty black sandals.• We drank Turkish coffee out of dainty china cups.• a dainty eater• She had small, dainty feet that suited her petite, elegant and meticulous person.• She had abandoned the huge earrings for dainty gold studs and wore a fine gold chain round her neck.• Nora's present from John was a lovely, dainty little diamond brooch.• Sharp little incisors showed when he smiled, matching, in dainty repulsiveness, his naked shins.• They scoured the countryside for milk, and conjured up their best skill to prepare dainty viands for her little ladyship.• a dainty white handkerchief