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exquisite

/ˈɛkskwɪzɪt/adjective3 syllables

Exquisite means: intense or sharp.

Synonyms for exquisite19

adjective, as in intense or sharp

keen, intense

adjective, as in lavishly elegant and refined

recherche, elegant

adjective, as in delicately beautiful

dainty, delicate

adjective, as in of extreme beauty

beautiful

also used for exquisite

discriminating, perfect, macaroni, popinjay, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy

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What does exquisite mean?4

adjective

1

intense or sharp“suffered exquisite pain”

2

lavishly elegant and refined

3

delicately beautiful“a dainty teacup”

4

of extreme beauty“her exquisite face”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Exquisite in a sentence

  • Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.Hybrid
  • Your tea set is exquisite, where did you get it?Amastan
  • The tourists were fascinated with the exquisite scenery.Zifre
  • The exquisite corpse will drink the new wine.Scott
  • Yellowstone offers exquisite colorings of its mineral formations.remline
  • I tasted a bit of pie and it was exquisite.Miktsoanit
  • I tasted a morsel of pie and it was exquisite.Miktsoanit
  • This is an exquisite little painting.CM

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