delicious

de·li·cious

adjective \di-ˈli-shəs\

Definition of DELICIOUS

1

: affording great pleasure : delightful <delicious anecdotes>

2

: appealing to one of the bodily senses especially of taste or smell

— de·li·cious·ly adverb

— de·li·cious·ness noun

Examples of DELICIOUS

1. This is the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten.
2. Delicious aromas were floating from the kitchen.
3. a delicious bit of gossip

Origin of DELICIOUS

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin deliciosus, from Latin deliciae delights, from delicere to allure

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DELICIOUS

Synonyms

ambrosial, appetizing, dainty, delectable, delish, flavorful, flavorsome, luscious, lush, mouthwatering, palatable, savory (also savoury), scrumptious, succulent, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, toothy, yummy

Antonyms

distasteful, flat, flavorless, insipid, stale, tasteless, unappetizing, unpalatable, unsavory, yucky (also yukky)

Related Words

digestible, eatable, edible; delightful, heavenly, pleasing; agreeable, gratifying, pleasant; satisfying; choice, delicate, exquisite, rare

Near Antonyms

banal, boring, commonplace, tedious; noisome, smelly, stinky; noxious, unwholesome; miserable, wretched; abhorrent, abominable, awful, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, foul, horrid, nauseating, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, sickening, unpleasant

Rhymes with DELICIOUS

ambitious, auspicious, capricious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, propitious, pumiceous, seditious, sericeous, suspicious

Delicious

noun

plural De·li·cious·es or Delicious

Definition of DELICIOUS

: a sweet red or yellow eating apple of United States origin that has a crown of five rounded prominences on the end opposite the stem

First Known Use of DELICIOUS

circa 1903

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall