deliciousness
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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.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, pleasing, from Latin dēlicia, pleasure : dē-, intensive pref.; see de- + lacere, to entice.]
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.
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.
De·li·cious
(dĭ-lĭsh′əs)n.
Either of two varieties of apple, the Golden Delicious or the Red Delicious.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() appetisingness, appetizingness - the property of stimulating the appetite |
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Translations
طِيبَه، كَوْن الطَّعام شَهِيَّا
lahodnost
det
pompás íz
ljúffengt bragî
lahodnosť
hoşluklezizlik
delicious
(diˈliʃəs) adjective highly pleasing to the taste. a delicious meal.
deˈliciously adverbdeˈliciousness noun
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