delicious
Use Delicious in a sentence
əs adjective
1.
highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell: a delicious dinner; a delicious aroma.
2.
very pleasing; delightful: a delicious sense of humor.
noun
3.
( initial capital letter ) a red or yellow variety of apple, cultivated in the U.S.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin dēliciōsus, equivalent to Latin dēliciae delight + -ōsus -ous
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin dēliciōsus, equivalent to Latin dēliciae delight + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
de·li·cious·ly, adverb
de·li·cious·ness, noun
hy·per·de·li·cious, adjective
hy·per·de·li·cious·ly, adverb
hy·per·de·li·cious·ness, noun
o·ver·de·li·cious, adjective
o·ver·de·li·cious·ly, adverb
o·ver·de·li·cious·ness, noun
un·de·li·cious, adjective
un·de·li·cious·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. palatable, savory, delectable, dainty, delicate. Delicious, luscious refer to that which is especially agreeable to the senses. That which is delicious is highly agreeable to the taste or sometimes to the smell: a delicious meal. Luscious implies such a luxuriant fullness or ripeness as to make an object rich: a luscious banana; a luscious beauty; luscious music.
1. palatable, savory, delectable, dainty, delicate. Delicious, luscious refer to that which is especially agreeable to the senses. That which is delicious is highly agreeable to the taste or sometimes to the smell: a delicious meal. Luscious implies such a luxuriant fullness or ripeness as to make an object rich: a luscious banana; a luscious beauty; luscious music.
Antonyms
1. unpleasant.
1. unpleasant.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | very appealing to the senses, esp to the taste or smell |
| 2. | extremely enjoyable or entertaining: a delicious joke |
| [C13: from Old French, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēliciae delights, charms, from dēlicere to entice; see | |
| de'liciously | |
| —adv | |
| de'liciousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
delicious
c.1300, from O.Fr. delicieus, from L.L. deliciosus "delicious, delicate," from L. delicia (pl. deliciæ) "a delight," from delicere "to allure, entice," from de- "away" + lacere "lure, deceive." As a name of a type of apple, attested from 1903, first grown by Jesse Hiatt of Iowa, U.S.A. Colloquial
shortening delish is attested from 1920.
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Example sentences
They are known for their delicious, home-made moles with the perfect combination of sweet and spicy.
Some nineteenth-century vintages still taste delicious, provided they have been properly stored.
Some subjects viewed low-imagery text ads, which described the delicious taste of this new snack food.
This humorous, touching novel is a delicious cross-cultural treat, and includes an appendix of Vietnamese recipes.
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