delicate

«delicate» in Mova's judaism dictionary: easily broken or damaged, so it needs gentle care — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (delicate, more delicate, most delicate)

meaning for a pupil

1) Delicate means easily broken or damaged, so it needs gentle care. tree →

2) Delicate means fine, thin or light and pretty, like lace or a butterfly's wings. tree →

3) A delicate taste, colour or smell is soft and not strong. tree →

4) A delicate situation needs careful handling so nobody is upset. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means soft and used to comfort, a person who is pampered. In the primary lessons: In everyday life: delicate glasses, eggs, wash on a delicate cycle. In science, ecosystems and coral reefs are delicate. In stories, a delicate problem needs tact. Phrases: «handle with care, delicate», «a delicate balance», «a delicate matter».

examples

• The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil against his brother, and against the wife of his bosom, and against the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining; (Torah DEU.28.54, JPS 1917) tree →
• The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off. (Prophets JER.6.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. (Prophets ISA.47.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Be careful, the glass vase is very delicate. tree →
• A butterfly has delicate wings. tree →
• Wash this jumper on the delicate setting. tree →
• The soup had a delicate flavour of herbs. tree →
• Coral reefs are delicate and easily damaged. tree →
• Telling your friend the truth was a delicate matter. tree →
• The lace on the dress was delicate and white. tree →
• She was pretty and delicate indeed. tree →

note

Pronounced «DEL-i-kut». Opposites: «strong», «sturdy», «tough». The noun is «delicacy», which can also mean a special food. Not to be confused with «delicious». Not a number word.

In the corpora

• The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.
• Bright camera flashes over years can fade delicate colours and annoy visitors; many museums allow photos without flash.
• Goggles are worn in the school lab because eyes are delicate and some chemicals damage them in seconds.
• "In a delicate condition" means pregnant; it is old-fashioned.
• "Feeling delicate" in Britain is a polite way to say hungover.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «delicate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.