| delicate | | |
| adj. | 1. delicate | exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury.; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" |
| ~ dainty, exquisite | delicately beautiful.; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo" |
| ~ gossamer, ethereal | characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy.; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" |
| ~ fragile | vulnerably delicate.; "she has the fragile beauty of youth" |
| ~ light-handed | having a metaphorically delicate touch.; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive" |
| ~ overdelicate | extremely delicate.; "an overdelicate digestive system" |
| ~ pastel | lacking in body or vigor.; "faded pastel charms of the naive music" |
| ~ tender | (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition.; "tender green shoots" |
| ~ breakable | capable of being broken or damaged.; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully" |
| ~ frail | physically weak.; "an invalid's frail body" |
| ~ weak | wanting in physical strength.; "a weak pillar" |
| adj. | 2. delicate | marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique.; "a surgeon's delicate touch" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 3. delicate, fragile, frail | easily broken or damaged or destroyed.; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" |
| ~ breakable | capable of being broken or damaged.; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully" |
| adj. | 4. delicate, soft | easily hurt.; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" |
| ~ untoughened, tender | physically untoughened.; "tender feet" |
| adj. | 5. delicate, finespun | developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety.; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" |
| ~ refined | (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel.; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" |
| adj. | 6. delicate, ticklish, touchy | difficult to handle; requiring great tact.; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject" |
| ~ difficult, hard | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
| adj. | 7. delicate | of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely.; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments" |
| ~ sensitive | responsive to physical stimuli.; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light" |
| tender | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. legal tender, stamp, tender | something that can be used as an official medium of payment. |
| ~ medium of exchange, monetary system | anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region. |
| ~ food stamp | a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food. |
| n. (person) | 2. attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. |
| ~ companion | one paid to accompany or assist or live with another. |
| ~ assistant, helper, help, supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
| ~ baggageman | an attendant who takes care of baggage. |
| ~ batman | an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer. |
| ~ bellboy, bellhop, bellman | someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels. |
| ~ bridesmaid, maid of honor | an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding. |
| ~ caddie, golf caddie | an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player. |
| ~ checker | an attendant who checks coats or baggage. |
| ~ courtier | an attendant at the court of a sovereign. |
| ~ cupbearer | the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine. |
| ~ equerry | a personal attendant of the British royal family. |
| ~ escort | an attendant who is employed to accompany someone. |
| ~ esquire | (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood. |
| ~ famulus | a close attendant (as to a scholar). |
| ~ gillie | a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief. |
| ~ groomsman | a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding. |
| ~ lifeguard, lifesaver | an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents. |
| ~ linkboy, linkman | (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets. |
| ~ loader | an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game. |
| ~ matron of honor | a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding. |
| ~ hospital attendant, orderly | a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients. |
| ~ orderly | a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer.; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" |
| ~ varlet, page | in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood. |
| ~ page | a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings. |
| ~ racker | an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack. |
| ~ rocker | an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle. |
| ~ second | the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match. |
| ~ servitor | someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else. |
| ~ squire | young nobleman attendant on a knight. |
| ~ gallant, squire | a man who attends or escorts a woman. |
| ~ flight attendant, steward | an attendant on an airplane. |
| ~ litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer | one who helps carry a stretcher. |
| ~ trainbearer | one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion. |
| ~ arouser, rouser, waker | someone who rouses others from sleep. |
| n. (communication) | 3. bid, tender | a formal proposal to buy at a specified price. |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ overbid | a bid that is higher than preceding bids. |
| ~ buyout bid | a bid to buy all of a person's holdings. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. tender | car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water. |
| ~ railcar, railroad car, railway car, car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.; "three cars had jumped the rails" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. cutter, pinnace, ship's boat, tender | a boat for communication between ship and shore. |
| ~ boat | a small vessel for travel on water. |
| ~ gig | tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. supply ship, tender | ship that usually provides supplies to other ships. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| v. (possession) | 7. tender | offer or present for acceptance. |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| v. (possession) | 8. bid, offer, tender | propose a payment.; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" |
| ~ auction sale, vendue, auction | the public sale of something to the highest bidder. |
| ~ bargain, dicker | negotiate the terms of an exchange.; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" |
| ~ by-bid | bid on behalf of someone else. |
| ~ subscribe | offer to buy, as of stocks and shares.; "The broker subscribed 500 shares" |
| ~ overbid | bid more than the object is worth. |
| ~ underbid | bid too low. |
| ~ outbid | bid higher than others. |
| ~ underbid | bid lower than a competing bidder. |
| v. (possession) | 9. tender | make a tender of; in legal settlements. |
| ~ proffer, offer | present for acceptance or rejection.; "She offered us all a cold drink" |
| v. (change) | 10. tender, tenderise, tenderize | make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer.; "tenderize meat" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| adj. | 11. tender | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality.; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" |
| ~ soft | compassionate and kind; conciliatory.; "he was soft on his children" |
| ~ protective | showing care.; "a protective mother" |
| ~ sentimental | given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. |
| adj. | 12. raw, sensitive, sore, tender | hurting.; "the tender spot on his jaw" |
| ~ painful | causing physical or psychological pain.; "worked with painful slowness" |
| adj. | 13. tender | young and immature.; "at a tender age" |
| ~ young, immature | (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.; "young people" |
| adj. | 14. affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm | having or displaying warmth or affection.; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" |
| ~ loving | feeling or showing love and affection.; "loving parents"; "loving glances" |
| adj. | 15. tender | easy to cut or chew.; "tender beef" |
| ~ comestible, eatable, edible | suitable for use as food. |
| ~ chewable, cuttable | easy to cut or chew. |
| ~ crispy, crisp | tender and brittle.; "crisp potato chips" |
| ~ flakey, flaky | made of or easily forming flakes. |
| ~ tenderised, tenderized | made tender as by marinating or pounding.; "tenderized meat" |
| adj. | 16. tender, untoughened | physically untoughened.; "tender feet" |
| ~ weak | wanting in physical strength.; "a weak pillar" |
| ~ delicate, soft | easily hurt.; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" |
| adj. | 17. crank, cranky, tender, tippy | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. |
| ~ boat | a small vessel for travel on water. |
| ~ unstable | lacking stability or fixity or firmness.; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" |
| adj. | 18. tender | (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition.; "tender green shoots" |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ delicate | exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury.; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" |
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