delicious
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- adjective
- /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
- As tasty as the fare was, I will always remember the delicious conversation.
- delicious irony
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Watch on YouTubeSo we are going to knock all of this off with just a delicious kind of brush.
- So we are going to knock all of this off with just a delicious kind of brush.
- What makes life delicious to me?
- She's really buoyant and delicious, and she's got some.
- You just look delicious and divine.
- This must be the most like beautiful, delicious duochromic gloss effect ever.
- I also find Israel to be one of the most delicious countries I've ever been to.
- It's just delicious and rich and warm and cozy and just.
- It's the most peaceful and sweet, delicious way.
- I'm going to take this giant fluffy, delicious brush.
- It is terrifying, but it is also delicious.
Examples
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I also find Israel to be one of the most delicious countries I've ever been to.
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It's one of the most thrilling and delicious experiences that I know.
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I have a delicious surprise.
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You just look delicious and divine.
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The book was one of those delicious feasts for the senses that I hated to see end.
Academic text (2007) -
Beneath the inexorable pull of the moon, the delicious transformation began.
Fiction book (1992) -
What a delicious feeling.
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The chef prepared a delicious pasta dish that everyone enjoyed at the dinner party.
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After the long hike, we rewarded ourselves with a delicious picnic on the beach.
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She baked a delicious cake that was the highlight of the birthday celebration.
Synonyms
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Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
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Pleasing to the senses or feelings
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Very pleasant to look at or to be with
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Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment
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Food or drink with a pleasant flavor that people enjoy
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2.0
Something very pleasant that makes you happy
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6.1
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
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5.5
Very beautiful, delicate, and well made, like a piece of jewelry
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2.3
Having a strong, pleasant taste
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3.7
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
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5.1
Very pleasant to taste, especially of food or drink
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4.3
Having a very rich, sweet taste or smell that feels pleasant
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8.8
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
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4.5
Having a strong, rich taste like dark coffee
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3.2
So good in smell or look that you want to eat it
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8.6
Very pleasing to the taste or smell, like delicious food
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6.3
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
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7.3
Has a strong, full taste
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8.8
Making people feel very happy
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4.3
Having a strong and pleasant taste
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3.2
Food or drink that is full of flavor and very filling
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5.6
Tastes very rich and is almost too good to resist
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9.9
Having a good taste that makes you want to eat it
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A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy
Very sweet and nice to taste and smell
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
Tastes very good and makes you want more
Antonyms
Compounds
How Delightful
Surface Forms
Morphology
delicious = delici + ous
Although semantically related to 'delight', the adjective comes via a non-productive Latin stem (delici-); the stem is not an English base, so the relation is not transparently usable by learners.
Etymology
Delicious comes from the Latin word deliciosus, from deliciae meaning 'delight', and it shares the same root as English delight. So we also call a lovely smell or a funny story 'delicious' because it gives a strong, pleasant feeling.