succulent

adjective

suc·​cu·​lent ˈsə-kyə-lənt 

1

a

: full of juice : juicy

b

: moist and tasty : toothsome

a succulent meal

c

of a plant : having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture

2

: rich in interest

succulently adverb

Synonyms of succulent

• juicy

Examples of succulent in a Sentence

vines weighted down with plump, succulent grapes

a buffet table set with an array of succulent roasts

Recent Examples on the Web

This production begins and ends with the brilliance of Isaiah Bailey as the Phantom, whose succulent baritone resides in a voice loaded with stylings. —David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 June 2026

Fill Baskets With Portulaca Portulaca flowers may look delicate, but those succulent stems mean this plant can hold its own on hot, dry days. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026

Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst. —Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026

However, pests can’t resist the bright red color and succulent taste of garden strawberries. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin suculentus, from sucus juice, sap; perhaps akin to Latin sugere to suck — more at suck

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for succulent

• truculent

Kids Definition

succulent

1 of 2 adjective

suc·​cu·​lent ˈsək-yə-lənt 

1

a

: full of juice : juicy

succulent cherries

b

: moist and tasty

a succulent meal

c

: having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture

succulent plants

2

: rich in interest

a succulent book

succulently adverb

succulent

2 of 2 noun

: a succulent plant (as a cactus or an aloe)