Dictionary entries for 'exquisite'

Synonyms

ex·qui·site (ĕḱskwĭ-zĭt, ĭk-skwĭźĭt)

[Middle English exquisit, carefully chosen, from Latin exquīsītus past participle of exquīrere, to search out, ex-, ex-, + quaerere, to seek.]

adjective

Characterized by intricate and beautiful design or execution: an exquisite chalice.
Of such beauty or delicacy as to arouse intense delight: an exquisite sunset. See synonyms at delicate
Excellent; flawless: plays the piano with exquisite technique.
Acutely perceptive or discriminating: “Blind dolphins have been known to survive in the wild, guided by exquisite acoustic images of their prey” (Kenneth Browser)
Intense; keen: suffered exquisite pain.
Obsolete Ingeniously devised or thought out.