victoriousvocabulary:

DELICATE

[adjective]

1. fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.

2. fragile; easily damaged; frail.

3. having a soft or fragile beauty; exquisite; pleasing to the senses in a refined way.

4. so fine as to be scarcely perceptible; subtle.

5. soft or faint, as colour.

6. fine or precise in action or execution; capable of responding to the slightest influence.

7. requiring tact and diplomacy.

8. sensitive in feeling or manner; showing regard for the feelings of others.

9. excessively refined; squeamish.

[noun]

10. Archaic: a choice food; delicacy.

11. Obsolete: a source of pleasure; luxury.

Etymology: Middle English delicat < Latin delicates - delightful, dainty; akin to delicious.