Англо-русский словарь - dainty
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dainty
1. noun лакомство, деликатес
2. adj.
1) утонченный; изящный, элегантный
2) лакомый; вкусный
3) разборчивый, привередливый
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1. обыкн pl. лакомство, деликатес the children were munching their dainties —- дети хрустели сладостями 2. изящный, грациозный dainty flower —- нежный цветок dainty hand —- изящная рука dainty fingers —- точеные пальцы 3. изысканный; сделанный со вкусом; утонченный, элегантный dainty thing —- изысканная вещица dainty frock —- элегантное платье 4. вкусный, лакомый; нежный dainty bits —- лакомые кусочки dainty dishes —- изысканные блюда 5. разборчивый, привередливый dainty appetite —- разборчивость в еде Id: to have a dainty tooth, to be born with a dainty tooth —- быть разборчивым в еде ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. & n. --adj. (daintier, daintiest) 1 delicately pretty. 2 delicate of build or in movement. 3 (of food) choice. 4 fastidious; having delicate taste and sensibility. --n. (pl. -ies) a choice morsel; a delicacy. Derivatives daintily adv. daintiness n. Etymology: AF daint{eacute}, OF dainti{eacute}, deinti{eacute} f. L dignitas -tatis f. dignus worthy ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun (plural dainties) Etymology: Middle English deinte high esteem, delight, from Anglo-French deinte, from Latin dignitat-, dignitas dignity, worth Date: 14th century 1. a. something delicious to the taste b. something choice or pleasing 2. obsolete fastidiousness II. adjective (daintier; -est) Date: 14th century 1. a. tasting good ; tasty b. attractively prepared and served 2. marked by delicate or diminutive beauty, form, or grace ~ teacups 3. obsolete chary, reluctant 4. a. marked by fastidious discrimination or finicky taste b. showing avoidance of anything rough Synonyms: see choice • daintily adverb • daintiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(daintier, daintiest) If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty. ...dainty pink flowers. ADJ • daintily She walked daintily down the steps. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 adj daintier, daintiest 1 small, pretty, and delicate (a dainty white handkerchief) 2 dainty movements are small and careful - daintily adv - daintiness n ~2 n something small that is good to eat such as a sweet cake ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., from O.Fr. daintie (n.) "price, value," also "delicacy, pleasure," from L. dignitatem (nom. dignitas) "worthiness, worth, beauty," from dignus "worthy." Adj. use first recorded c.1300. Meaning evolved from "choice, excellent," to "delicately pretty." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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