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delectable

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de⋅lec⋅ta⋅ble

  [di-lek-tuh-buhl]
Use delectable in a Sentence
–adjective
1. delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
2. delicious: a delectable dinner.
–noun
3. an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish: a buffet table spread with delectables.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L dēlectābilis delightful, equiv. to dēlectā(re) to delight (freq. of dēlicere to entice) + -bilis -ble

Related forms:
de⋅lec⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, de⋅lec⋅ta⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
de⋅lec⋅ta⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. pleasurable, gratifying, agreeable; amusing, entertaining.

Antonyms:
1, 2. disagreeable, distasteful.
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de·lec·ta·ble   (dĭ-lěk'tə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Greatly pleasing; delightful.

  2. Greatly pleasing to the taste; delicious. See Synonyms at delicious.

n.  Something delightful or delicious: a feast of home-cooked delectables.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dēlectābilis, from dēlectāre, to please; see delight.]
de·lec'ta·bil'i·ty, de·lec'ta·ble·ness n., de·lec'ta·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

delectable 
c.1400, from O.Fr. delectable, from L. delectabilis, from delectare (see delight).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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