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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. intense or sharp;
- Example: "suffered exquisite pain"
- Example: "felt exquisite pleasure"
[syn: exquisite, keen]

2. lavishly elegant and refined;
[syn: exquisite, recherche]

3. delicately beautiful;
- Example: "a dainty teacup"
- Example: "an exquisite cameo"
[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. [1913 Webster] Plate of rare device, and jewels Of reach and exquisite form. --Shak. [1913 Webster] I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason good enough. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Exceeding; extreme; keen; -- used in a bad or a good sense; as, exquisite pain or pleasure. [1913 Webster] 3. Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment. [1913 Webster] His books of Oriental languages, wherein he was exquisite. --Fuller. Syn: Nice; delicate; exact; refined; choice; rare; matchless; consummate; perfect. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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