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delectability|dɪlɛktəˈbɪlɪtɪ|
[ad. OF. delectableté, f. delectable: see next and -ity. The earlier OF. was delitableté, whence delitability.]
The quality of being delectable; delectableness; concr. (in pl.) delectable things; delights.
c1440Gesta Rom. lii. 232 (Harl. MS.) Þe worlde, that bihotithe to thé swetnesse & dilectabilites. 1834Beckford Italy II. 336, I have heard of this court and its delectabilities. 1856Lamps of Temple (ed. 3) 119 We will look..at the delectabilities of these three volumes. 1886Holman Hunt in Contemp. Rev. June 827 Looking at the picture as a picture should always be regarded—for its delectability to the eye. |