Exquisite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intense or sharp

lavishly elegant and refined

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkskwˈɪsɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkskwˈɪsɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkskwˈɪsɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkskwˈɪsɪt/.

Examples

suffered exquisite pain
felt exquisite pleasure
a dainty teacup

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dainty recherche keen

Parts of Speech

adjective	intense or sharp “suffered exquisite pain”
adjective	lavishly elegant and refined
adjective	delicately beautiful “a dainty teacup”
adjective	of extreme beauty “her exquisite face”

Word Forms

daintiness	noun	the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
exquisiteness	noun	extreme beauty of a delicate sort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

exquisit

intensiv oder scharf

🇫🇷French

exquis

intense ou aigu

🇪🇸Spanish

exquisito

intenso o agudo

🇮🇹Italian

squisito

intenso o tagliente

🇳🇱Dutch

verfijnd

intens of scherp

🇵🇹Portuguese

exótico

intenso ou agudo

🇷🇺Russian

изысканный

интенсивный или резкий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्कृष्ट

तीव्र या तीक्ष्ण

🇧🇩Bengali

সূক্ষ্ম

তীব্র বা তীক্ষ্ণ

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்த்தியான

தீவிரமான அல்லது கூர்மையான

🇮🇳Telugu

సున్నితమైన

తీవ్రమైన లేదా పదునైన

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्कृष्ट

तीव्र किंवा तीक्ष्ण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્કૃષ્ટ

તીવ્ર અથવા તીક્ષ્ણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂದವಾದ

ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശിഷ്ടമായ

തീവ്രമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਹਾਲ

ਤੀਬਰ ਜਾਂ ਤਿੱਖਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاندار

شدید یا تیز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

精美的

强烈或尖锐

🇯🇵Japanese

絶妙な

激しいまたは鋭い

🇰🇷Korean

절묘한

강렬하거나 날카로운

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tinh tế

dữ dội hoặc sắc nét

🇹🇭Thai

ประณีต

รุนแรงหรือคมชัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat indah

intens atau tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

katangi-tangi

matindi o matalas

🇲🇾Malay

indah

sengit atau tajam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رائعة

شديدة أو حادة

🇮🇷Persian

نفیس

شدید یا تیز

🇹🇷Turkish

enfes

yoğun veya keskin

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעוּדָן

אינטנסיבי או חד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'exquisite'?

The primary meaning of 'exquisite' is 'intense or sharp'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'exquisite' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'exquisite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exquisite' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exquisite' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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