Delicious

De·li·cious  (d-lshs)

n.

A variety of sweet apple whose flesh is often streaked with yellow and red.

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de·li·cious  (d-lshs)

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 dlicisus, pleasing, from Latin dlicia, pleasure : d-, intensive pref.; see de- + lacere, to entice.]

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de·licious·ly adv.

de·licious·ness n.

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

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delicious [dɪˈlɪʃəs]

adj

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

2. extremely enjoyable or entertaining a delicious joke

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

deliciously  adv

deliciousness  n

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"

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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

Translations

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

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delicious [dɪˈlɪʃəs] adj

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

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

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delicious

adj

food etc → köstlich, lecker (inf)

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

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

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

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delicious

adj delicious [diˈliʃəs]

highly pleasing to the taste a delicious meal. heerlik, lekker لَذيذ، شَهِي вкусен lahodný lækker; velsmagende köstlich νόστιμος, εύγευστος delicioso, 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 lekker lekker, deilig, herlig wyśmienity delicioso delicios очень вкусный lahodný slasten ukusan läcker, delikat, utsökt อร่อย nefis, leziz 美味的 чудовий; смачний لذیذ thơm ngon 美味的

adv deˈliciously

heerlik, lekker بصورَةٍ طَيِّبَه ولَذيذه вкусно lahodně lækkert; dejligt köstlich 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 lekker lekkert, deilig wyśmienicie 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

n deˈliciousness

verruklikheid, lekkerte طِيبَه، كَوْن الطَّعام شَهِيَّا вкусотия lahodnost det, som er lækkert eller dejligt die Köstlichkeit 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 delícia gust delicios вкусность, вкуснота lahodnosť slastnost ukusnost utsökthet ความอร่อย lezizlik, hoşluk 美味 чарівність مزیداری sự thơm ngon 美味

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Delicious → شهي 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