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ambrosia

noun

Definition of ambrosianext
1
as in lusciousness

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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
  • 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
  • White Wine Grape Glossary Grenache Blanc An ample, full-bodied white that along with Roussanne personifies the power and lusciousness of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and other Rhône white blends, but also the Spanish white Rioja.
    — Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of lusciousness
Noun
  • The resulting feature centers on the challenges, joys and intimate journeys of being born with a body outside the physical definitions of male or female, explored through the lives of intersex individuals in India, Brazil and the United States.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The preview ends with a heart-swelling image of Osbourne smiling and squirming with joy in his throne.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of joy
Noun
  • InStyle rounds up eight cinnamon perfumes worth adding to your fragrance rotation this fall.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s release includes products like face masks, serums, lifting creams and perfumes, from brands like Balmain, Caudalie, Dolce & Gabbana, Sulwhasoo, Sunday Riley and Tarte, among others.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 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
  • All the bath amenities are from Bvlgari’s white tea collection, with its delicate fragrance.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Customers from out of state have come and made their own candles and fragrances just from hearing about it through TikTok and word-of-mouth, Salinas said.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of fragrance
Noun
  • The hotel’s gourmet restaurant, Glicine, now has a Michelin star, and the breakfasts, which were already a memorable feast, are even more so now.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Trash cans filled with food scraps are a welcome feast for household pests like roaches, flies, and ants, but a countertop compost bin is a simple way to stop attracting them in the first place.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of feast
Noun
  • 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
  • Take the attar trail in the town of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, famous for the distilling of scents.
    — Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of attar
Noun
  • With all that said, there are still a lot of pleasures in this production that remain failsafe, even after the ride toward a way-too-inevitable outcome is firmly on its tracks.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Ultimately, Taylor’s journey was a lesson in how simple pleasures are often the most enduring souvenirs—internal keepsakes that linger long after the last bag is unpacked.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of pleasure

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