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appetizingness

appetizingness

7.1
The way food looks, smells, or tastes to make you want to eat it
  • noun
  • /ˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋnəs/
translation icon : apetitosidad
  • Chefs pay close attention to the appetizingness of their presentations.

Examples

  • The dish may be healthy, but its lack of appetizingness discouraged diners.

  • The appetizingness of the meal was clear from everyone's eager anticipation.

  • The appetizingness of the dish made everyone want to try it.

  • I was impressed by the appetizingness of the dessert.

  • The appetizingness of the pizza made everyone at the table excited to dig in.

  • Everyone commented on the appetizingness of the cake, which smelled delicious.

  • Chefs consider the appetizingness of their dishes as important as the flavors.

Synonyms

deliciousness
vsappetizingness
7 2.0

The quality of food or drink that makes you enjoy it

focuses more on causing desire to eat rather than taste intensity
tastiness
vsappetizingness
1 1.2

How pleasant food or drink is to have

emphasizes stimulating desire to eat beyond plain pleasant taste
lusciousness
vsappetizingness
1 7.0

A strong, rich taste or smell that makes you want to eat something

is broader, covering overall appeal to eat not only strong senses
succulence
vsappetizingness
1 5.8

A juicy, tasty quality often found in ripe fruit or a good steak

is broader, covering appeal to eat beyond juiciness alone
appetibility
vsappetizingness
9.9

A quality that makes someone want to eat or have something

is the general appeal to the appetite rather than the capacity itself
delectability
vsappetizingness
7.3

The quality of being very tasty or pleasant to look at

is the broader quality of prompting appetite rather than delight alone
toothsomeness
vsappetizingness
  • Archaic
8.1

How much you enjoy the taste of food or drink

covers appealing to appetite in general rather than only delicious taste
palatableness
vsappetizingness
7.4

How pleasant food or drink tastes

stresses active appeal to appetite rather than mere acceptability
palatability
vsappetizingness
6.6

How pleasant food or drink tastes

is about arousing the desire to eat rather than passive acceptability
sapidness
vsappetizingness
9.9

A pleasant taste in food or drink

is more about causing appetite than simply having agreeable flavor
flavorsomeness
vsappetizingness
  • US
6.7

How pleasant food or drink tastes

is the broader quality of stimulating the desire to eat overall
fullness of flavor
vsappetizingness
3.7

A rich, satisfying taste that feels complete

focuses on prompting appetite rather than richness of a single taste
succulency
vsappetizingness
8.2

A juicy, pleasant taste like ripe fruit

is about stimulating desire to eat, not only being juicy
piquantness
vsappetizingness
8.4

A pleasantly sharp taste that makes food more exciting

is broader, meaning general urge to eat rather than spicy stimulation
appealingness
vsappetizingness
6.3

The quality of being attractive and making people want something

is specifically about arousing desire to eat rather than general attraction

Antonyms

unappetizingness
9.3

A quality of food that makes people not want to eat it

How Appetizing

appetizingness
7.1
blandness
1 4.1

Surface Forms

appetizingness singular
appetizingnesses plural

Morphology

appetizingness = appetizing (transparent) = appetize + ing + ness

The adjective 'appetizing' is transparently the base and adding '-ness' creates a straightforward noun meaning 'the quality of being appetizing'.

Etymology

Appetizingness comes from appetite, which means 'desire to eat', and the endings -ing and -ness turn it into 'the quality of making someone want to eat', and you can also see the same root in appetizer, a small dish that wakes your appetite. So, appetizingness is the quality of making you want to eat.