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• exquisite — adj. & n. adj. 1 extremely beautiful or delicate. 2 acute; keenly felt (exquisite pleasure). 3 keen; highly sensitive or discriminating (exquisite taste). n. a person of refined (esp. affected) tastes. Derivatives: exquisitely adv. exquisiteness… …   Useful english dictionary

• exquisite — ex|qui|site [ıkˈskwızıt, ˈekskwı ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exquisitus, past participle of exquirere to search out , from quaerere to look for ] 1.) extremely beautiful and very delicately made ▪ the most exquisite craftsmanship 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• exquisite — adjective 1 extremely beautiful and very delicately made: exquisite craftsmanship 2 very sensitive and delicate in the way you behave or do things: Darling, you have exquisite taste. 3 literary exquisite pain or pleasure is felt very strongly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• intense — intense, vehement, fierce, exquisite, violent are comparable when meaning extreme in degree, power, or effect. Al though several of them often are used interchangeably without clear distinction, they can be employed in ways that reveal many… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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• deprecate — deprecate, depreciate 1. The two words are similar in form and in current use overlap somewhat in meaning, but their origin is different. Deprecate is from Latin deprecari ‘to prevent by prayer’ and its primary current meaning is ‘to express… …   Modern English usage

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• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

• arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium