[syn: dainty, exquisite]
4. of extreme beauty;
- Example: "her exquisite face"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Exquisite \Ex"qui*site\, a. [L. exquisitus, p. p. of exquirere
to search out; ex out + quarere to seek, search. See
Quest.]
1. Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing
and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully
excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite
workmanship.
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Plate of rare device, and jewels
Of reach and exquisite form. --Shak.
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I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason
good enough. --Shak.
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2. Exceeding; extreme; keen; -- used in a bad or a good
sense; as, exquisite pain or pleasure.
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3. Of delicate perception or close and accurate
discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice;
fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment.
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His books of Oriental languages, wherein he was
exquisite. --Fuller.
Syn: Nice; delicate; exact; refined; choice; rare; matchless;
consummate; perfect.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Exquisite \Ex"qui*site\, n.
One who manifests an exquisite attention to external
appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop;
a dandy.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
exquisite
adj 1: intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt
exquisite pleasure" [syn: exquisite, keen]
2: lavishly elegant and refined [syn: exquisite, recherche]
3: delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
[syn: dainty, exquisite]
4: of extreme beauty; "her exquisite face"