delicious

[dih-lish-uh s] /dɪˈlɪʃ əs/

adjective

highly 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

1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin dēliciōsus, equivalent to Latin dēliciae delight + -ōsus -ous

Related forms

deliciously, adverb

deliciousness, noun

hyperdelicious, adjective

hyperdeliciously, adverb

hyperdeliciousness, noun

overdelicious, adjective

overdeliciously, adverb

overdeliciousness, noun

undelicious, adjective

undeliciously, adverb

Synonyms

1. 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.

Antonyms

1. unpleasant.

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Adds delicious, warming nourishment to a cold, light meal.
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Frybread and Navajo taco's are delicious, but very much needed in moderation.
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British Dictionary definitions for delicious

delicious

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/

adjective

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

extremely enjoyable or entertaining: a delicious joke

Derived Forms

deliciously, adverb
deliciousness, noun

Word Origin

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

Word Origin and History for delicious

adj.

c.1300 (implied in deliciously), from Old French delicios (Modern French délicieux), from Late Latin deliciosus "delicious, delicate," from Latin delicia (plural deliciae) "a delight, allurement, charm," from delicere "to allure, entice," from de- "away" (see de-) + lacere "lure, deceive" (related to laqueus "noose, snare;" see lace). As a name of a type of apple, attested from 1903, first grown by Jesse Hiatt of Iowa, U.S.A. Colloquial shortening delish is attested from 1920.