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Exquisiteness

Quality of being exquisite.

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Beauty 76% connected

An assemblage or graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the aesthetic faculty, or the moral sense.

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Exquisite 74% connected

Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Exquisite 74% connected

Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Daint noun · 78% connection

Something of exquisite taste; a dainty.

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Delicate adjective · 78% connection

Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.

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Delicious adjective · 78% connection

Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming.

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Exquisitely adverb · 78% connection

In an exquisite manner or degree; as, lace exquisitely wrought.

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Fine superl. · 78% connection

Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.

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Keen adjective · 78% connection

intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"

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Magnolia noun · 78% connection

any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms

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Overexquisite adjective · 78% connection

Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.

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Sensibility noun · 78% connection

The capacity of emotion or feeling, as distinguished from the intellect and the will; peculiar susceptibility of impression, pleasurab…

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Sentimentalize verb · 78% connection

To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility.

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Thrill verb · 78% connection

Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation…

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Uncouth adjective · 78% connection

Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant.

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