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dainty
English
Etymology
From Middle English deynte, from Old French deintié, from Latin dignit?tem. Doublet of dignity.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?de?nti/
- Rhymes: -e?nti
Noun
dainty (plural dainties)
- A delicacy (in taste).
- 1791, William Cowper, The Odyssey of Homer
- (obsolete) Esteem, honour.
- (Canada, Prairies and northwestern Ontario) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, typically homemade, served at a social event (usually plural).
- (obsolete) An affectionate term of address.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
Related terms
Translations
Adjective
dainty (comparative daintier, superlative daintiest)
- (obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine.
- Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
- Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, An Advertisement touching an Holy War
Synonyms
- neat
- petite
Derived terms
- daintily
- daintiness
Translations
References
- “dainty” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
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precise
English
Alternative forms
- præcise (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle French précis, from Latin praecisus. Doublet of précis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???sa?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
- Hyphenation: pre?cise
Adjective
precise (comparative more precise, superlative most precise)
- exact, accurate
- Antonyms: inexact, imprecise
- (sciences, of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value)
- Antonyms: inconsistent, varying
- adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:meticulous
Derived terms
- precisely
- prissy
Translations
Verb
precise (third-person singular simple present precises, present participle precising, simple past and past participle precised)
- (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English or European Union documents, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.
Derived terms
- precising definition
Translations
Anagrams
- piecers, pierces, recipes
Italian
Adjective
precise
- feminine plural of preciso
Participle
precise f pl
- feminine plural of preciso
Verb
precise
- third-person singular past historic of precidere
Anagrams
- perisce
Portuguese
Verb
precise
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of precisar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of precisar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of precisar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of precisar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /p?e??ise/, [p?e??i.se]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /p?e?sise/, [p?e?si.se]
Verb
precise
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of precisar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of precisar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of precisar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of precisar.
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