ambrosia

noun

Definition of ambrosianext
1
as in lusciousness

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2
as in joy

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Recent Examples of ambrosia This isn't your Mama's ambrosia salad! — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 Everyone seems to be working effectively except for Oscar, who makes a gigantic deep pan of bread pudding but doesn’t get it into the oven until about an hour is left, and Justin, who grabbed ambrosia salad seemingly on a whim and doesn’t have a real vision for how to update it. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026 Walking through the West Village on a sunny spring day is pure ambrosia. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026 There’s even ambrosia for dessert. — Associate Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ambrosia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambrosia
  1. lusciousness
  2. joy
  3. perfume
  4. manna
  5. fragrance
  6. feast
  7. attar
  8. pleasure
Noun
  • Beurre blanc pools in the base of its bowl — an unorthodox addition, perhaps an insurance policy for overall lusciousness, but its presence doesn’t interfere flavor-wise.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At least there’s Huppert in gloriously aloof form, plus the overripe lusciousness of Martin Gschlacht’s cinematography; with an edible and/or a cocktail or three, that might be enough.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of lusciousness
Noun
  • Zest has also been referred to as vitality, exuberance, and joie de vivre, the French phrase for the joy of living.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting meatballs were moist, herby, spiced, seasoned, spicy and just a joy to eat.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of joy
Noun
  • So that smell, which is like cypress, and then her gardenia perfume, and then roses.
    — Gustavo Egusquiza, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company is also investing in its perfume and beauty business, which grew in the third quarter following a series of product launches.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of perfume
Noun
  • Nirvana hit this moment like manna falling in the desert — these three Seattle brats were everything the new Nineties kids were craving.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
  • All of this is manna for autocratic leaders, who base much of their domestic propaganda on claims of Western weakness and hypocrisy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of manna
Noun
  • Both are meant to be used just before serving to keep the fragrance intact.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Piper Sandler’s annual teen survey — polling 9,000 teens across 47 states — shows overall beauty spend swelled 7 percent this year, with growth across all key categories, including cosmetics, skin care, hair and fragrance.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fragrance
Noun
  • One June morning in 2002, on a day when Catholics celebrate the feasts of Sts.
    — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Pittol and former business partner Max Shuffler started hosting dinners out of her Echo Park garage, earning a following for her fruit pies and elaborate live-fire feasts.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of feast
Noun
  • The current portfolio already has attars, the pure oils that are part of a ritual.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Their flowers in pale pink or white are an afterthought to the plethora of scents – peppermint, lemon, chocolate, nutmeg, apple, ginger, apricot, attar of roses, and cinnamon, among others – that their leaves transmit upon being rubbed or crushed.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of attar
Noun
  • While some call it innovative, is there something that gets missed when the hard conversations about safety and pleasure become a digital feedback loop?
    — Brittany Luse, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Neufchatel Cheese This is just diet cream cheese, for those who prefer to sacrifice the small pleasures in life.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleasure

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