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delicious

  (dĭ-lĭsh'əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Highly pleasing or agreeable to the senses, especially of taste or smell.
  2. Very pleasant; delightful: a delicious revenge.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, pleasing, from Latin dēlicia, pleasure : dē-, intensive pref.; see de– + lacere, to entice.]

deliciously de·li'cious·ly adv.
deliciousness de·li'cious·ness n.

SYNONYMS  delicious, ambrosial, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy. These adjectives mean very pleasing to the sense of taste: a delicious pâté; ambrosial fruit salad; delectable raspberries; luscious chocolate bonbons; a scrumptious peach; a toothsome apple; yummy fudge.


 
 
Thesaurus: delicious

adjective

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

 
Antonyms: delicious

adj

Definition: pleasing, especially to the taste
Antonyms: disagreeable, distasteful, horrible, unpleasant, unsavory


 
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IN BRIEF: n. - Variety of sweet eating apples Also: Highly pleasing to the sense of taste or smell; delightful.

pronunciation My mother's apple pie was delicious.

 
Translations: Translations for: Delicious

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lækker, dejlig, herlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
heerlijk

Français (French)
adj. - délicieux, exquis

Deutsch (German)
adj. - köstlich, herrlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νοστιμότατος, εύγευστος, απολαυστικός, ευχάριστος

Italiano (Italian)
delizioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - delicioso

Русский (Russian)
пальчики оближешь, восхитительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - delicioso, exquisito

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - läckert, delikat, härligt

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
美味的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 美味的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 향긋한, 즐거운, 맛 좋은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - とてもおいしい, 香りのよい, とても気持ちのよい, とてもおもしろい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لذيذ الطعم, شهي الطعم أو الرائحه, مبهج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ערב מאוד, טעים‬


 
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