delicious

De·li·cious

 (dĭ-lĭsh′əs)

n.

Either of two varieties of apple, the Golden Delicious or the Red Delicious.

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de·li·cious

 (dĭ-lĭsh′əs)

adj.

1. Highly pleasing or agreeable to the senses, especially of taste or smell.

2. Very pleasant; delightful: a delicious revenge.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, pleasing, from Latin dēlicia, pleasure : dē-, intensive pref.; see de- + lacere, to entice.]

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de·li′cious·ly adv.

de·li′cious·ness n.

Synonyms: delicious, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
These adjectives mean very pleasing to the sense of taste: a delicious pâté; delectable raspberries; luscious chocolate bonbons; a scrumptious peach; a toothsome apple; yummy fudge.

delicious

(dɪˈlɪʃəs)

adj

1. very appealing to the senses, esp to the taste or smell

2. extremely enjoyable or entertaining: a delicious joke.

[C13: from Old French, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēliciae delights, charms, from dēlicere to entice; see delight]

deˈliciously adv

deˈliciousness n

de•li•cious

(dɪˈlɪʃ əs)

adj.

1. highly pleasing to the senses, esp. taste or smell.

2. very pleasing; delightful.

n.

3. (cap.) a red or yellow variety of apple.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin dēliciōsus= Latin dēlici(a) delight]

de•li′cious•ly, adv.

de•li′cious•ness, n.

tasteful

– tasty – delicious

1. 'tasteful'

Something that is tasteful is attractive and elegant. You can use tasteful to talk about things such as furniture, ornaments, and clothes.

The bedroom was simple but tasteful.

He always sent the most tasteful Christmas cards.

2. 'tasty'

Food that is tasty has a pleasant flavour.

Try this tasty dish for supper with a crispy salad.

The seeds, when toasted, are tasty and nutritious.

3. 'delicious'

Note that you do not usually describe sweet foods as 'tasty'. Instead, you can say that they are delicious.

Martha makes the most delicious chocolate pudding.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Delicious - variety of sweet eating apples dessert apple, eating apple - an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking Golden Delicious, Yellow Delicious - a sweet eating apple with yellow skin Red Delicious - a sweet eating apple with bright red skin; most widely grown apple worldwide
Adj.	1.	delicious - greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke" delightful pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
	2.	delicious - extremely pleasing to the sense of taste delectable, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, yummy, toothsome, luscious tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"

delicious

adjective

1. delectable, tasty, luscious, choice, savoury, palatable, dainty, mouthwatering, yummy (slang), scrumptious (informal), appetizing, toothsome, ambrosial, lekker (S. African slang), nectareous a wide selection of delicious meals to choose from
delectable unpleasant, distasteful, disagreeable

2. delightful, pleasing, charming, heavenly, thrilling, entertaining, pleasant, enjoyable, exquisite, captivating, agreeable, pleasurable, rapturous, delectable a delicious feeling of anticipation
delightful unpleasant, distasteful, disagreeable

delicious

adjective

1. Highly pleasing, especially to the sense of taste:

ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, heavenly, luscious, savory, scrumptious, tasteful, tasty, toothsome.

Slang: yummy.

2. Giving great pleasure or delight:

charming, delectable, delightful, enchanting, heavenly, luscious.

Informal: darling.

Translations

شَهِيّلَذيذ، شَهِي

lahodný

lækkervelsmagende

köstlichleckerdelikat

εύγευστοςπεντανόστιμος

deliciosoricosabrososuculento

herkullinen

délicieuxsavoureuxsucculentdélicieuse

slastan

finomízletes

ljúffengur

deliziososquisito

美味しい

맛있는

skaniaiskanumasskanus

gardsgaršīgs

lekkersmakelijkheerlijk

lekkerherlig

wyborny

delicioso

delicios

вкусныйвосхитительный

lahodný

slasten

delikathärligläckersmakligutsökt

อร่อย

lezizlezzetlinefis

ngon

好吃的美味的

delicious

[dɪˈlɪʃəs] ADJ [food, taste, smell] → delicioso, exquisito, riquísimo; [sensation] → delicioso

delicious

[dɪˈlɪʃəs] adj

[food, taste] → délicieux/euse, exquis(e)

(= delightful) [feeling] → délicieux/euse
a delicious irony → une ironie délicieuse

delicious

adj

food etc → köstlich, lecker (inf)

(= delightful) → herrlich; in delicious anticipation → voll herrlicher Vorfreude

delicious

[dɪˈlɪʃəs] adj → delizioso/a, squisito/a

delicious

(diˈliʃəs) adjective

highly pleasing to the taste. a delicious meal. heerlik, lekker لَذيذ، شَهِي вкусен delicioso lahodný köstlich lækker; velsmagende νόστιμος, εύγευστοςdelicioso, rico hõrk, peen خوشمزه؛ لذیذ herkullinen délicieux טָעִים מְאוֹד स्वादिष्ट ukusan, slastan pompás lezat ljúffengur delizioso おいしい 맛 좋은 skanus gards; garšīgs lazat lekkerlekker, deilig, herligwyśmienity خوندور، په زړه پورې، لذيذ delicioso delicios очень вкусный lahodný slasten ukusan läcker, delikat, utsökt อร่อย nefis, leziz 美味的 чудовий; смачний لذیذ thơm ngon 美味的

deˈliciously adverb

heerlik, lekker بصورَةٍ طَيِّبَه ولَذيذه вкусно deliciosamente lahodně köstlich lækkert; dejligt εύγευστα deliciosamente hõrgult, meeldivalt بطور لذت بخش؛ مطبوع herkullisesti délicieusement בְּצוּרָה טְעִימָה स्वाद लेते हुये ukusno pompásan dengan lezat unaðslega, yndislega deliziosamente おいしく 맛 좋게 skaniai gardi; garšīgi sangat lazat lekkerlekkert, deilig wyśmienicie ، په زړه پورې deliciosamente delicios очень вкусно lahodne slastno ukusno läckert, delikat, utsökt อย่างเอร็ดอร่อย hoş bir şekilde 美味地 чудово; чарівно ذائقہ داری سے tuyệt vời 美味地

deˈliciousness noun

verruklikheid, lekkerte طِيبَه، كَوْن الطَّعام شَهِيَّا вкусотия delícia lahodnost die Köstlichkeit det, som er lækkert eller dejligt νοστιμάδα, υπέροχη γεύση ricura hõrkus گوارایی؛ دلپذیری herkullisuus goût délicieux טְעִימוּת रूचिपूर्वक slast pompás íz; élvezet kelezatan ljúffengt bragð delizia 美味 맛 좋음 skanumas garšīgums kelazatan heerlijke smaak det som er lekkert/deilig smakowitość خوندورتيا delícia gust delicios вкусность, вкуснота lahodnosť slastnost ukusnost utsökthet ความอร่อย lezizlik, hoşluk 美味 чарівність مزیداری sự thơm ngon 美味

delicious

→ شَهِيّ lahodný lækker köstlich πεντανόστιμος delicioso herkullinen délicieux slastan delizioso 美味しい 맛있는 lekker lekker wyborny delicioso восхитительный utsökt อร่อย lezzetli ngon 好吃的

delicious

a. delicioso-a; exquisito-a.

• The meal was delicious → كانَتْ الوَجْبَةُ شَهِيَّةً → Jídlo bylo výborné → Maden smagte dejligt → Das Essen war köstlich → Το φαγητό ήταν υπέροχο → La comida estaba deliciosa → Ateria oli herkullinen → Le repas était délicieux → Jelo je bilo jako ukusno → Il pasto è stato delizioso → 食事はおいしかったです → 음식이 맛있었어요 → Het eten was heerlijk → Det smakte nydelig → Posiłek był przepyszny → A refeição estava deliciosa → Было очень вкусно → Maten var utsökt god → อาหารมื้อนี้อร่อยมาก → Yemek nefisti → Bữa ăn rất ngon → 这顿饭菜很好吃
• The dinner was delicious → كانَ العَشَاءُ شَهِياً → Večeře byla výborná → Middagen smagte dejligt → Das Abendessen war köstlich → Το δείπνο ήταν υπέροχο → La cena estaba deliciosa → Päivällinen oli herkullinen → Le dîner était délicieux → Večera je bila jako ukusna → La cena è stata deliziosa → 夕食はおいしかったです → 저녁이 맛있었어요 → Het avondeten was heerlijk → Middagen smakte nydelig → Obiad był przepyszny → O jantar estava delicioso → Обед был очень вкусным → Middagen var utsökt → อาหารเย็นที่อร่อยมาก → Yemek enfesti → Bữa tối rất ngon → 晚餐很好吃
• That was delicious → كَانَ هَذَا لَذِيذاً → To bylo vynikající → Det smagte dejligt → Das war köstlich → Ήταν νοστιμότατο → Estaba delicioso → Se oli herkullista → C'était délicieux → To je bilo jako ukusno → È stato delizioso → とてもおいしかったです → 맛있었어요 → Dat was heerlijk → Det smakte nydelig → To było pyszne → Estava delicioso → Это было восхитительно → Det var utsökt → นั่นอร่อยมาก → Enfesti → Ngon quá → 很好吃