The difference between Crass and Delicate
When used as adjectives, crass means coarse, whereas delicate means easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
Delicate is also noun with the meaning: a delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
check bellow for the other definitions of Crass and Delicate
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Crass as an adjective:
coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination
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Crass as an adjective:
materialistic
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Crass as an adjective:
dense
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Crass as an adjective:
Lacking finesse; crude and obvious.
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Delicate as an adjective:
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
Examples:
"Those clothes are made from delicate lace."
"The negotiations were very delicate."
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Delicate as an adjective:
Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
Examples:
"Her face was delicate."
"The spider wove a delicate web."
"There was a delicate pattern of frost on the window."
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Delicate as an adjective:
Intended for use with fragile items.
Examples:
"Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle."
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Delicate as an adjective:
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
Examples:
"delicate behaviour; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness"
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Delicate as an adjective:
Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
Examples:
"a delicate child; delicate health"
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Delicate as an adjective (informal):
Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
Examples:
"Please don't speak so loudly: I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning."
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Delicate as an adjective (obsolete):
Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
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Delicate as an adjective:
Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
Examples:
"a delicate dish; delicate flavour"
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Delicate as an adjective:
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
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Delicate as an adjective:
Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
Examples:
"a delicate shade of blue"
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Delicate as an adjective:
Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
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Delicate as an adjective:
Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
Examples:
"a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music"
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Delicate as an adjective:
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
Examples:
"a delicate thermometer"
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Delicate as a noun:
A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
Examples:
"Don't put that in with your jeans: it's a delicate!"
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Delicate as a noun (obsolete):
A choice dainty; a delicacy.
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Delicate as a noun (obsolete):
A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.