Dainty and small girls would love to be pale and delicate.
This sentence is from an article about "Looking Good".
When I look over dainty on online dictionary
I find its synonyms are "small, delicate". I found other usages such as dainty small earrings, a dainty small cake.
I want to know "Why did the author use these synonyms together in a sentence?" Is it redundant adjective or emphasis adjective used instead of 'very'.
Best Answer
small is an adjective used to describe size
delicate is an adjective used to describe how fragile something is
dainty is a form of "delicate" with a meaning of "pretty" and "cute"
For example, lace can be described as "dainty"
(source: oldandsold.com)
"To walk daintily" could mean "to walk carefully or gingerly" so as not to upset anything under foot (like a cat might do) or "to walk in a (certain) stylized feminine manner" (like how a bride might walk in a dress with a long train).