Adjective dainty has 4 senses
  1. dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee - affectedly dainty or refined
    Antonym: unrefined (indirect, via refined)
  2. dainty, exquisite - of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
    Antonym: rugged (indirect, via delicate)
  3. dainty, tasty - especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"
    Antonym: tasteless (indirect, via tasteful)
  4. dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
    Antonym: unfastidious (indirect, via fastidious)
,Noun dainty has 1 sense
  1. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat - something considered choice to eat
    --1 is a kind of nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
    --1 has particulars:
     choice morsel, tidbit, titbit; savory, savoury; sweet, confection, confectionery; ambrosia, nectar; gelatin, jelly; marrow, bone marrow
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