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deliciousness

deliciousness

7 2.0
The quality of food or drink that makes you enjoy it
  • noun
  • /dɪˈlɪʃəsnəs/
translation icon : deliciosidad
  • It's a foil-wrapped, handcrafted, local farm-supporting, food culture-changing cylinder of deliciousness.
  • sugar and deliciousness
  • deliciousness on its own
  • enjoy deliciousness

That's not queso that is just pump out of the gallon cheddar cheese, but it has that nostalgic deliciousness, but it's offensive to call it queso.

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Examples

  • Hopefully, you will be able to get out and about and enjoy some of the deliciousness.

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  • You take a flour tortilla and stuff it with cheese and other deliciousness, and within 2 minutes you have the perfect meal.

    Blog text (32)
  • Thanks for all the work you put into your site and for the deliciousness of all your recipes.

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  • Thank you for the deliciousness and saving me $4.00 on a cup of coffee!

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  • I went on this tour with my cousin who, most importantly, helped me eat all the deliciousness we found.

    Blog text (24)
  • Human beings need food to survive, but what drives us to choose one food over another is what I think of as the deliciousness factor.

    Academic text (2004)
  • I'll make a curry that maximizes the deliciousness of the meat.

  • But for those who love smoothies, blending with your favorite yogurt will add that extra deliciousness.

    Blog text (26)
  • Eating pork with wasabi and soy sauce doubles the deliciousness.

  • This cake has a rich deliciousness that makes it irresistible.

Synonyms

richness
vsdeliciousness
8 3.2

A full, deep quality in taste, sound, or color that pleases the senses

narrows this to especially intense pleasure in taste
fullness
vsdeliciousness
5 3.7

A rich, deep quality in sound, taste, or color

concentrates specifically on very strong pleasure in taste alone
tastiness
vsdeliciousness
1 1.2

How pleasant food or drink is to have

is the same idea of extreme pleasure in taste
rich flavor
vsdeliciousness
1 2.2

A strong pleasant taste in food or drink

is broader, covering overall extreme tastiness not just intensity
lusciousness
vsdeliciousness
1 7.0

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

limits the idea to taste intensity rather than multiple senses
sapidity
vsdeliciousness
1 9.9

A strong, pleasant taste in a food or drink

is stronger, signifying extreme tastiness rather than general distinctiveness
toothsomeness
vsdeliciousness
  • Archaic
8.1

How much you enjoy the taste of food or drink

focuses on an even stronger, extreme level of tastiness
delectability
vsdeliciousness
7.3

The quality of being very tasty or pleasant to look at

stresses pure intense taste pleasure rather than appearance appeal
fullness of flavor
vsdeliciousness
3.7

A rich, satisfying taste that feels complete

refers more to overall extreme pleasure rather than just completeness
sapidness
vsdeliciousness
9.9

A pleasant taste in food or drink

indicates a higher level of taste pleasure and intensity
flavorsomeness
vsdeliciousness
  • US
6.7

How pleasant food or drink tastes

raises that idea to the level of extreme tastiness
palatableness
vsdeliciousness
7.4

How pleasant food or drink tastes

is stronger, implying extreme and highly pleasing taste rather than mere acceptability
palatability
vsdeliciousness
6.6

How pleasant food or drink tastes

expresses a higher intensity of pleasure and exceptional tastiness

Antonyms

A feeling of discomfort or dislike

How Delicious

deliciousness
7 2.0
tastiness
1 1.2
pleasantness
2 3.4

Surface Forms

deliciousness singular

Morphology

deliciousness = delicious (transparent) = delicious + ness

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'delicious' by the suffix '-ness', yielding the quality of being delicious.

Etymology

The word deliciousness comes from an old idea of 'delight' and 'pleasure', the same idea you see in the word delight. So, deliciousness is the quality of giving great pleasure to the taste.