exquisite

ex·qui·site  (kskw-zt, k-skwzt)

adj.

1. Characterized by intricate and beautiful design or execution: an exquisite chalice.

2. Of such beauty or delicacy as to arouse intense delight: an exquisite sunset. See Synonyms at delicate.

3. Excellent; flawless: plays the piano with exquisite technique.

4. Acutely perceptive or discriminating: "Blind dolphins have been known to survive in the wild, guided by exquisite acoustic images of their prey" (Kenneth Browser).

5. Intense; keen: suffered exquisite pain.

6. Obsolete Ingeniously devised or thought out.

n.

One who is excessively fastidious in dress, manners, or taste.

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[Middle English exquisit, carefully chosen, from Latin exqustus, past participle of exqurere, to search out : ex-, ex- + quaerere, to seek.]

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exqui·site·ly adv.

exqui·site·ness n.

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exquisite [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt ˈɛkskwɪzɪt]

adj

1. possessing qualities of unusual delicacy and fine craftsmanship jewels in an exquisite setting

2. extremely beautiful and pleasing an exquisite face

3. outstanding or excellent an exquisite victory

4. sensitive; discriminating exquisite taste

5. fastidious and refined

6. intense or sharp in feeling exquisite pleasure exquisite pain

n

Obsolete a dandy

[from Latin exquīsītus excellent, from exquīrere to search out, from quaerere to seek]

exquisitely  adv

exquisiteness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	exquisite - intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" keen intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	2.	exquisite - lavishly elegant and refined recherche elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
	3.	exquisite - delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo" dainty delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
	4.	exquisite - of extreme beauty; "her exquisite face" beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"

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exquisite

adjective

1. beautiful, elegant, graceful, pleasing, attractive, lovely, charming, comely She has exquisite manners.
beautiful ugly, unattractive, unsightly, unlovely, ill-favoured

2. fine, beautiful, lovely, elegant, precious, delicate, dainty The natives brought exquisite beadwork to sell.

3. intense, acute, severe, sharp, keen, extreme, piercing, poignant, excruciating His words gave her exquisite pain.

4. refined, cultivated, discriminating, sensitive, polished, selective, discerning, impeccable, meticulous, consummate, appreciative, fastidious The house was furnished with exquisite taste.

5. excellent, fine, outstanding, superb, choice, perfect, select, delicious, divine, splendid, admirable, consummate, flawless, superlative, incomparable, peerless, matchless The hotel features friendly staff and exquisite cuisine.
excellent flawed, imperfect

Translations

exquisite [eksˈkwɪzɪt] ADJ

1. [craftmanship, food, manners] → exquisito; [object, ornament] (= beautiful) → de una belleza exquisita; (= tasteful) → de un gusto exquisito
a woman of exquisite beauty → una mujer de una belleza exquisita
he has exquisite taste → tiene un gusto exquisito
in exquisite detail → con una atención exquisita a los detalles

2. (= keen) [pleasure, irony] → exquisito; [joy, pain] → muy intenso

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exquisite [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt] adj

(= very fine) → d'un grand raffinement

(= extreme) [pleasure, care] → extrême

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exquisite

adj

(= very fine) object, ornament, jewellery, elegance → exquisit, erlesen; food, wine, humour → exquisit, köstlich; craftsmanship, painting, sculpture → vorzüglich, erlesen; face, features, building, town, view → bezaubernd; manners, taste → ausgesucht, erlesen; tact, politeness → feinste(r, s); in exquisite detail → im allerfeinsten Detail

(= intense) pleasure, pain, irony → köstlich; relief → überwältigend; with exquisite care → mit größter Sorgfalt

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exquisite [ɪksˈkwɪzɪt] adj (gen) → squisito/a; (manners, sensibility, charm) → raffinato/a; (sense of humour) → sottile; (pain) → acuto/a; (joy, pleasure) → vivo/a

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exquisite [ɪksˈkwɪzɪt] adj (gen) → squisito/a; (manners, sensibility, charm) → raffinato/a; (sense of humour) → sottile; (pain) → acuto/a; (joy, pleasure) → vivo/a

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exquisite

adj exquisite [ˈekskwizit, iksˈkwizit]

very beautiful or skilful exquisite embroidery. keurig, voortreflik رائِع، مُتألِّق изискан vynikající, nádherný elegant; udsøgt ausgezeichnet εξαίσιος exquisito peen زیبا؛ ممتاز hyvin kaunis exquis נִפלָא उत्कृष्ट, उत्तम savršen, istančan, izuzetan kitűnő indah sekali, halus frábær, snilldar- squisito, raffinato 絶妙な 매우 아름다운 nuostabus, subtilus izmeklēts; izsmalcināts sangat indah verfijnd utsøkt, meget fin wyborny, przepiękny refinado superb изысканный nádherný izvrsten izvrstan utsökt, fin สวยงาม çok güzel, enfes 精緻的 чудовий, відмінний نہایت خوبصورت اور نفیس tinh xảo 精致的

adv exquisitely

uitstekend, voortreflik بصورة رائِعه، بِتَألُق изискано znamenitě elegant; udsøgt ausnehmend εξαίσια exquisitamente peenelt بطور ظریف hienosti d'une façon exquise נֶהדָר अंतिसंवेदनशीलता izuzetno kiválóan dengan indah snilldarlega; á fágaðan hátt in modo squisito/raffinato 絶妙に 정교하게 nuostabiai, puikiai izmeklēti; izsmalcināti dengan indah verfijnd utsøkt, meget fint wybornie, znakomicie refinadamente extraordinar (de) изысканно vynikajúco imenitno izvrsno utsökt, fint อย่างสวยงาม güzel bir şekilde 精致 чудово, відмінно نفاست سے một cách tinh xảo 精致