delectable
[ dih-lek-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
delicious: a delectable dinner.
noun
an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish: a buffet table spread with delectables.
Origin of delectable
11350–1400; Middle English <Latin dēlectābilis delightful, equivalent to dēlectā(re) to delight (frequentative of dēlicere to entice) + -bilis-ble
Other words for delectable
Opposites for delectable
Other words from delectable
- de·lec·ta·ble·ness, de·lec·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
- de·lec·ta·bly, adverb
- un·de·lec·ta·ble, adjective
- un·de·lec·ta·bly, adverb
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How to use delectable in a sentence
The seventh is: delectability in soul, when he is in tribulation, and makes praise to God in the anger that he suffers.
The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises | Richard Rolle of Hampole
British Dictionary definitions for delectable
delectable
/ (dɪˈlɛktəbəl) /
adjective
highly enjoyable, esp pleasing to the taste; delightful
Origin of delectable
1C14: from Latin dēlectābilis, from dēlectāre to delight
Derived forms of delectable
- delectableness or delectability, noun
- delectably, adverb
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