exquīsīte
21exquisite — adjective 1) exquisite antiques Syn: beautiful, lovely, elegant, fine, delicate, fragile, dainty, subtle 2) exquisite taste Syn: discriminating, discerning, sensitive …
22exquisite — UK [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt] / US / US [ˈekskwɪzɪt] adjective 1) extremely beautiful and delicate an exquisite hand painted vase from China 2) showing excellent judgment The furnishings show exquisite taste. 3) literary felt in an extreme way Derived word:… …
23exquisite — [15] Etymologically, exquisite means ‘sought out’. It comes from the past participle of Latin exquīrere, a compound formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and quaerere ‘search’ (source of English query, quest, and question). Already in Latin it had… …
24exquisite — adj. & n. adj. 1 extremely beautiful or delicate. 2 acute; keenly felt (exquisite pleasure). 3 keen; highly sensitive or discriminating (exquisite taste). n. a person of refined (esp. affected) tastes. Derivatives: exquisitely adv. exquisiteness… …
25exquisite — adjective a) Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional. They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite. b) Recherché; far fetched; abstruse. Syn …
26exquisite — Extremely intense, keen, sharp; said of pain or tenderness in a part. [L. exquiro, pp. exquisitus, to search out] * * * ex·qui·site ik skwiz ət, ek adj ACUTE (2a), INTENSE <exquisite pain> ex·qui·site·ly lē adv …
27exquisité — (entrée créée par le supplément) (èk ski zi té) s. f. Néologisme. Caractère de ce qui est exquis. • Sous cet accoutrement on apercevait une chemise fine, toujours blanche et fraîche, qui trahissait la secrète exquisité de ce paysan du Danube… …
28exquisite — adj. Exquisite is used with these nouns: ↑agony, ↑beauty, ↑craftsmanship, ↑delicacy, ↑taste, ↑workmanship …
29exquisite — [ ɛkskwɪzɪt, ɪk skwɪzɪt, ɛk ] adjective 1》 very beautiful and delicate. 2》 intensely felt. ↘highly sensitive: exquisite taste. noun literary a dandy. Derivatives exquisitely adverb exquisiteness …
30exquisite — [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt] adj extremely beautiful and delicate an exquisite hand painted vase[/ex] …