单词 | delicious |
释义 | delicious[ dih-lish-uhs ] / dɪˈlɪʃ əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR delicious ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivehighly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell: a delicious dinner; a delicious aroma. very pleasing; delightful: a delicious sense of humor. noun(initial capital letter) a red or yellow variety of apple, cultivated in the U.S. Origin of delicious1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Late Latin dēliciōsus, equivalent to Latin dēliciae delight + -ōsus-ous SYNONYMS FOR delicious1 palatable, savory, delectable, dainty, delicate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR delicious ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR delicious1 unpleasant. SEE ANTONYMS FOR delicious ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for delicious1. Delicious, luscious refer to that which is especially agreeable to the senses. That which is delicious is highly agreeable to the taste or sometimes to the smell: a delicious meal. Luscious implies such a luxuriant fullness or ripeness as to make an object rich: a luscious banana; a luscious beauty; luscious music. OTHER WORDS FROM deliciousDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deliciousBritish Dictionary definitions for deliciousdelicious / (dɪˈlɪʃəs) / adjectivevery appealing to the senses, esp to the taste or smell extremely enjoyable or entertaininga delicious joke Derived forms of deliciousdeliciously, adverbdeliciousness, nounWord Origin for deliciousC13: from Old French, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēliciae delights, charms, from dēlicere to entice; see delight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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