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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•li•cious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - pleasing to the senses, esp. taste or smell:delicious chocolate cake.
- very amusing;
delightful:delicious gossip.
de•li•cious•ly, adv.: deliciously prepared foods. de•li•cious•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•li•cious (di lish′əs),USA pronunciation adj. - highly pleasing to the senses, esp. to taste or smell:a delicious dinner; a delicious aroma.
- very pleasing;
delightful:a delicious sense of humor.
n. - Plant Biology(cap.) a red or yellow variety of apple, cultivated in the U.S.
- Late Latin dēliciōsus, equivalent. to Latin dēliciae delight + -ōsus -ous
- Old French
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged palatable, savory, delectable, dainty, delicate. 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.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unpleasant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ adj - very appealing to the senses, esp to the taste or smell
- extremely enjoyable or entertaining
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēliciae delights, charms, from dēlicere to entice; see delightdeˈliciously adv deˈliciousness n |