delicious

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adjective

de·​li·​cious di-ˈli-shəs 

1

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

a delicious meal

delicious aromas

2

: affording great pleasure : delightful

a delicious bit of gossip

deliciously adverb

deliciousness noun

Delicious

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noun

plural Deliciouses or Delicious

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

Synonyms of delicious

Adjective

• tasty
• flavorful
• edible
• delightful
• yummy
• scrumptious
• delectable
• heavenly
• appetizing

Examples of delicious in a Sentence

Adjective

This is the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten.

Delicious aromas were floating from the kitchen.

a delicious bit of gossip

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

These gold medal winners from the Beverage Testing Institute’s latest judging show just how far rum has traveled and how much delicious ground remains to explore. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

Guilty pleasures are one thing, but utterly delicious bits of television are something else entirely. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2026

Follow people on social media who are promoting delicious cooking, food enjoyment and body positivity over extreme thinness. —Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026

The utter disdain Ronny Chieng brought to the piece was delicious. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, "delightful to the senses, choice (of food, drink), loving luxury," borrowed from Anglo-French delicius, delicious (also continental Old French), borrowed from Late Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēlicia "pleasure, delight, (in plural) things affording pleasure, luxuries,culinary delicacies" (from dēlicere "to lure, entice" + -ia -ia entry 1) + -ōsus -ous — more at delight entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing delicious

• Red Delicious

Rhymes for delicious

• adventitious
• cementitious
• expeditious
• inauspicious
• injudicious
• meretricious
• repetitious
• superstitious
• surreptitious
• unambitious
• unpropitious
• unsuspicious

Kids Definition

delicious

1 of 2 adjective

de·​li·​cious di-ˈlish-əs 

: giving great pleasure : delightful

especially : very pleasing to the taste

deliciously adverb

deliciousness noun

Delicious

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De·​li·​cious

di-ˈlish-əs

plural Deliciouses or Delicious

: a sweet red or yellow apple of U.S. origin that has five bumps arranged around the end opposite the stem