delectable

¹de·lec·ta·ble

adj \di-ˈlek-tə-bəl\

Definition of DELECTABLE

1

: highly pleasing : delightful <a delectable melody>

2

: delicious <a delectable meal>

— de·lec·ta·bil·i·ty \-ˌlek-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— de·lec·ta·bly \-blē\ adverb

Examples of DELECTABLE

1. The meals he prepares are always delectable.
2. one of the most delectable men she's ever met

Origin of DELECTABLE

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin delectabilis, from delectare to delight — more at delight

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DELECTABLE

Synonyms: agreeable, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, pleasant, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, tasty, welcome

Antonyms: disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome

Related Words: alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting; charming, enchanting, fascinating; calming, comforting, soothing; amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative; affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, gemütlich, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable; blissful, felicific, glad, happy, joyous; elating, exhilarating, intoxicating; ecstatic, euphoric, nirvanic, rapturous

Near Antonyms: abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched; bilious, disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky (also yukky); abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious; boring, commonplace, dull, flat, insipid, irksome, stale, tedious; displeasing, dissatisfying; depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, lachrymose, sad, unhappy; deplorable, doleful, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, regrettable, sorrowful, tragic (also tragical); aggravating, annoying, exasperating, irritating, peeving, perturbing, vexing; forbidding; hostile, intimidating; angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming (also enflaming), infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling; distressing, disturbing, upsetting

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Rhymes with DELECTABLE

affectable, collectible, connectable, correctable, deflectable, detectable, ejectable, electable, erectable, expectable, inflectable, injectable, projectable, protectable, resectable, respectable, selectable