α. Middle English deliciouste.
β. late Middle English deliciosite, late Middle English deliciousite, late Middle English diliciousite, 1900s– deliciosity.
单词 | deliciosity |
释义 | deliciosityn.α. Middle English deliciouste. β. late Middle English deliciosite, late Middle English deliciousite, late Middle English diliciousite, 1900s– deliciosity. 1. The quality of being delicious or delightful, (in later use spec.) to the taste; 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 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. vi. xxiii. 331 Þe tenþe is deliciouste [L. deliciositas] of alle þat is sette vppon þe borde. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 255 To speke and write tho wordis in sum gaynes and bewte or in sum deliciosite. 1985 B. Leithauser Equal Distance ii. 146 Donuts are very big on my diet. On account of their high deliciosity level, you see. 2009 Nation (Thailand) (Nexis) 21 Jan. No words can capture the superb deliciosity of this wonderful dish. 2. In plural. Delicious or delightful things; delights; (in later use spec.) delicious foods, dishes, etc.; delicacies. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > delicacy or titbit daintethc1290 daintyc1300 morselc1390 confection1393 delicec1405 delicacya1425 delicatea1475 friandise1484 deliciositiesa1500 daintive1526 junket1538 knack1548 daintrel1575 cate1578 pulpament1600 gaudy1622 regalo1622 daint1633 titbita1641 scitament1656 regale1673 knick-knack1682 nicety1704 bonne bouche1721 diablotin1770 sunket1788 regalement1795 confiture1802 bon-bon1821 sock1825 delicatessen1853 good things1861 tiddlywinks1893 the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure honeycombOE sweetness?c1225 dainty1340 sweet1377 delicec1390 lust1390 pleasancec1390 pleasingc1390 well-queema1400 well-queemnessa1400 douceurc1400 delectation?a1425 pleasure1443 pleaserc1447 delectabilitiesa1500 deliciositiesa1500 honeydew1559 delicacy1586 fancy1590 sugar candy1591 regalo1622 happiness1637 deliciousness1651 complacence1667 regalea1677 sweetener1741 bon-bon1856 Bones1869 jam1871 true love1893 nuts1910 barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915 G-spot1983 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [noun] > an instance or source of joy or delight playeOE mirthOE blissa1000 winOE sunbeamc1175 delight?c1225 joyc1275 delightingc1350 joying1388 delicec1390 delectation?a1425 rejoice1445 delectabilitiesa1500 deliciositiesa1500 delectables1547 delicacy1586 venery1607 deliciousness1651 thrilling1747 peaches and cream1920 a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 274 As ofte as the flessh is ouercome with diliciousites. 2005 Cape Etc. (Cape Town) Feb. 62/1 Purveyors of wicked deliciosities and the world's finest hot chocolate. 2017 @nlaytham 17 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 10 Sept. 2019) Check this out! It is the best site for original, yummy, all natural deliciosities!!! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398 |
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