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- pronunciation:
- ihk
skwI
ziht
[or]
ek
skwih
ziht
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of exceptional beauty or charm; delicately or finely made.
The diamond necklace was nothing less than exquisite.
- synonyms:
- delicate, fine, jewellike, lovely
- similar words:
- beautiful, charming, classic, dainty, elegant, ethereal, gorgeous, gossamer, graceful, matchless, peerless, perfect, precious, refined, stunning, superb
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| definition 2: |
keenly felt.
The torture device caused its victims exquisite pain.- synonyms:
- intense, keen, profound
- similar words:
- acute, excruciating, penetrating, piercing, strong
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| definition 3: |
keen and discerning.
I've always said you have exquisite taste.- synonyms:
- discriminating, fine, refined
- similar words:
- discerning, keen, perceptive
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| related words: |
aesthetic, beautiful, delicate, nice, superlative |
adverb + (adj.)exquisite
dead, most, truly, utterly
(adj.)exquisite
+ noun
accuracy,
adaptation,
agony,
antique,
architecture,
arrangement,
artifact,
artistry,
balance,
beauty,
blade,
blend,
bloom,
blossom,
bronze,
candle,
canvas,
carving,
charm,
clarity,
collection,
color,
corpse,
craftsmanship,
creator,
creature,
crystal,
cuisine,
curve,
delicacy,
dessert,
detail,
dining,
dish,
doll,
drawing,
dress,
elegance,
fabric,
feather,
flower,
foliage,
furniture,
garden,
glass,
gown,
grace,
harmony,
interior,
irony,
jewel,
jewelry,
lace,
landscape,
manner,
marble,
mask,
menu,
miniature,
mushroom,
necklace,
object,
optics,
ornament,
pain,
painting,
palace,
pastry,
perfection,
piece,
pleasure,
poem,
porcelain,
precision,
print,
prose,
refinement,
rendering,
resolution,
resort,
revenge,
rug,
sauce,
sculpture,
sensibility,
sensitivity,
setting,
shawl,
silk,
sketch,
smell,
specimen,
sterling,
subtlety,
tapestry,
taste,
telescope,
tenderness,
tension,
timing,
tone,
torment,
torture,
treasure,
vase,
vessel,
watercolor,
wedding,
witness,
woodwork,
workmanship
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one who is excessively concerned or fastidious about appearance, taste, or manners.
- similar words:
- dandy, fop
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| derivations: |
exquisitely (adv.), exquisiteness (n.) |
The word exquisite
contains the following part:
-ite1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means in a state or condition (produced by the action denoted by the verb base)
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ite1 attaches to Latin roots, as most English adjectives ending in -ite1 are loanwords from Latin, specifically from past participles of verbs formed with the suffix -itus.
Example words:
apposite, bipartite, composite, contrite, definite, elite, erudite, exquisite, favorite, finite, impolite, indefinite, infinite, opposite, polite, requisite
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