exquisite

  • 21exquisite — adjective 1) exquisite antiques Syn: beautiful, lovely, elegant, fine, delicate, fragile, dainty, subtle 2) exquisite taste Syn: discriminating, discerning, sensitive …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 22exquisite — UK [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt] / US / US [ˈekskwɪzɪt] adjective 1) extremely beautiful and delicate an exquisite hand painted vase from China 2) showing excellent judgment The furnishings show exquisite taste. 3) literary felt in an extreme way Derived word:… …

    English dictionary

  • 23exquisite — [15] Etymologically, exquisite means ‘sought out’. It comes from the past participle of Latin exquīrere, a compound formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and quaerere ‘search’ (source of English query, quest, and question). Already in Latin it had… …

    Word origins

  • 24exquisite — adj. & n. adj. 1 extremely beautiful or delicate. 2 acute; keenly felt (exquisite pleasure). 3 keen; highly sensitive or discriminating (exquisite taste). n. a person of refined (esp. affected) tastes. Derivatives: exquisitely adv. exquisiteness… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25exquisite — adjective a) Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional. They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite. b) Recherché; far fetched; abstruse. Syn …

    Wiktionary

  • 26exquisite — Extremely intense, keen, sharp; said of pain or tenderness in a part. [L. exquiro, pp. exquisitus, to search out] * * * ex·qui·site ik skwiz ət, ek adj ACUTE (2a), INTENSE <exquisite pain> ex·qui·site·ly lē adv …

    Medical dictionary

  • 27exquisité — (entrée créée par le supplément) (èk ski zi té) s. f. Néologisme. Caractère de ce qui est exquis. •   Sous cet accoutrement on apercevait une chemise fine, toujours blanche et fraîche, qui trahissait la secrète exquisité de ce paysan du Danube… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 28exquisite — adj. Exquisite is used with these nouns: ↑agony, ↑beauty, ↑craftsmanship, ↑delicacy, ↑taste, ↑workmanship …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 29exquisite — [ ɛkskwɪzɪt, ɪk skwɪzɪt, ɛk ] adjective 1》 very beautiful and delicate. 2》 intensely felt.     ↘highly sensitive: exquisite taste. noun literary a dandy. Derivatives exquisitely adverb exquisiteness …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30exquisite — [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt] adj extremely beautiful and delicate an exquisite hand painted vase[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

Pages