delicate vs nice

delicate

adj
  • Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings. 

  • Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol. 

  • Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste. 

  • Easily damaged or requiring careful handling. 

  • circa 1660, John Evelyn (author), William Bray (editor), The Diary of John Evelyn, volume I of II (1901), entry for the 19th of August in 1641, page 29 

  • Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour. 

  • Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious. 

  • Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes. 

  • Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship. 

  • Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines. 

  • Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite. 

  • Intended for use with fragile items. 

  • Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful. 

noun
  • A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie. 

  • A moth, Mythimna vitellina 

nice

adj
  • Respectable; virtuous. 

  • Of a person: friendly, attractive. 

  • Pleasant, satisfactory. 

  • Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle. 

  • Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite. 

  • Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly 

adv
  • Nicely. 

intj
  • Used to signify approval. 

  • Used to signify a job well done. 

verb
  • To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority. 

noun
  • niceness. 

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