单词 | delectableness |
释义 | delectablenessn. The quality of being delectable; delightfulness; deliciousness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [noun] delighta1250 deliciositya1398 joya1400 delightabilityc1440 deliciousnessa1450 delectablenessc1487 delicity?c1500 delectability1565 delightsomenessa1568 delightfulness1570 joyance1847 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 360 Her [sc. Caliope] surmountynge monocordis so proporcionatly, wyth the contynued delectablenes of angelyk modulacion passynge alle other, ben transcendynge. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. diiiv The swetenesse and delectablenesse of this gifte, aboue all the most swete thynges. 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie iii. sig. Ppp3 The delectableness of the Gardens adjoyning. 1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance xiii. 136 The odds were ten to one that her teeth were defective; a terrible drawback on the delectableness of a kiss. 1912 J. Hastings Great Texts of Bible 287 Charming their eye with things of beauty, interest, and delectableness. 2010 Pioneer (India) (Nexis) 2 July Nothing can beat the delectableness of Coconut and jaggery pudding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1487 |
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