luscious

adj.

1. Sweet and pleasant to taste or smell: a luscious melon. See synonyms at delicious.
2. Having strong sensual or sexual appeal; seductive.
3. Richly appealing to the senses or the mind: a luscious, vivid description.
4. Archaic. Excessively sweet; cloying.

[Middle English lucius, alteration of licious, perhaps short for delicious, delicious. See delicious.]

lusciously lus'cious·ly adv.
lusciousness lus'cious·ness n.

adjective

1. Highly pleasing, especially to the sense of taste: ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, heavenly, savory, scrumptious, tasteful, tasty, toothsome. Slang yummy. See good/bad, ingestion.
2. Giving great pleasure or delight: charming, delectable, delicious, delightful, enchanting, heavenly. Informal darling. See good/bad, happy/unhappy, like/dislike.

adj

Definition: delicious, delectable
Antonyms: nasty, poor, unappetizing, unsavory

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IN BRIEF: Very pleasing to see, hear, or taste.

. . . the world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. — E.E. Cummings (1894-1962).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sød, indsmigrende, smægtende, forførerisk, laber, lækker, sødladen, vammel

Nederlands (Dutch)
heerlijk, overzoet, overdadig, zeer aantrekkelijk, verleidelijk

Français (French)
adj. - succulent, pulpeux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - köstlich, üppig, (übermäßig) süß

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύγευστος, γευστικός, χυμώδης, αισθησιακός, γλυκύτατος

Italiano (Italian)
succulento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - saboroso, delicioso, açucarado, exuberante

Русский (Russian)
ароматный, приторный, вычурный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - delicioso, suculento, sensual, voluptuoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - läcker, delikat, ljuvlig, härlig, smäktande, (bildl.) överlastad, (fam.) yppig (och sexig)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
甘美的, 官能的, 浓厚的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 甘美的, 官能的, 濃厚的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 감미로운, 관능적인, 기분 좋은, 호화로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 非常に風味のよい, とても感じのよい, 甘ったるい, おいしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حلو المذاق, ذكي الرائحه, مغو, مغري, متبرق, منمق, مزخرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתוק, ריחני, מושך, יפה, בשל, חושני, שופע‬

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