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  • 31dainty — 1. adjective a) Delicately small and pretty. b) Fastidious and fussy when eating. Syn: neat, petite 2. noun a) A …

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  • 32gourmand, gourmet, glutton — These words have to do with eating, but they are different in meaning. A gourmand is a large, enthusiastic eater (Diamond Jim Brady was a gourmand, often eating for three hours at a time). A gourmet is a fastidious eater, an epicure (As a French… …

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  • 33dainty — Synonyms and related words: acute, agreeable, airy, ambrosia, ambrosial, appetizing, attenuate, attenuated, beautiful, bleached, bonne bouche, bonny, breakable, bright, brittle, cate, cheap jack, choice, choice morsel, civilized, clean, cleanly,… …

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  • 34differential — Synonyms and related words: Hydromatic, accurate, algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, appreciative, aroma, attribute, automatic transmission, badge, brand, cachet, cardinal, cast, categorical, character, characteristic, characterizing,… …

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  • 35unwillingness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Indisposition Nouns unwillingness, indisposition, disinclination, aversion, dislike; nolleity, nolition, renitence; reluctance; indocility, obstinacy, noncompliance, refusal; scrupulousness,… …

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  • 36dainty — adjective (daintier, daintiest) 1》 delicately small and pretty.     ↘delicate and graceful in build or movement. 2》 fastidious, typically concerning food. noun (plural dainties) a delicacy. Derivatives daintily adverb daintiness noun …

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  • 37dainty — I. a. 1. Delicious, savory, nice, delicate, tender, palatable, luscious, toothsome. 2. Elegant, delicate, beautiful, neat, fine. 3. Fastidious, squeamish, scrupulous, overnice. II. n. Delicacy, tidbit, titbit, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate… …

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  • 38dainty — 1. adjective 1) a dainty china cup Syn: delicate, fine, neat, elegant, exquisite Ant: unwieldy 2) a dainty morsel Syn: tasty, delicious, choice …

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  • 39epicure — epicure, gourmet, gourmand, glutton, bon vivant, gastronome mean one who takes pleasure in eating and drinking. An epicure is one who is choice and fastidious while at the same time voluptuous in enjoyment of food and drink; the term is also… …

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  • 40dainty — adj 1. exquisite, delicate, fine; beautiful, lovely, pretty, fair, goodlooking, handsome, comely, becoming, flattering; tasteful, refined, elegant, graceful, artistic, aesthetic; neat, petite, smart, trim, minion, fine, natty, spruce, Chiefly… …

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