[
  {
    "word": "delicate",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8d\u025bl\u026ak\u0259t/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8d\u025bl\u026ak\u0259t/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/delicate-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=854606",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Don't put that in with your jeans: it's a delicate!"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A choice dainty; a delicacy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The negotiations were very delicate."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Her face was delicate."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Intended for use with fragile items.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "delicate attentions"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a delicate child"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Please don't speak so loudly: I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a delicate dish"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a delicate shade of blue"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a delicate ear for music"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a delicate thermometer"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "fragile"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/delicate"
    ]
  }
]