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- Dictionaryluscious/ˈlʌʃəs/
adjective
- 1. (of food or drink) having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste: "a luscious and fragrant dessert wine" Similar Opposite
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1. a. : having a delicious taste or smell : sweet. chocolate cake with a luscious whipped cream topping. b. archaic : excessively sweet : cloying. 2. : sexually attractive : seductive, sexy. a luscious actress. 3. a. : richly luxurious or appealing to the senses.
LUSCIOUS definition: 1. having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice: 2. (of a woman) very sexually…. Learn more.
highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches. Synonyms: palatable, delectable. Antonyms: unpalatable, disgusting. richly satisfying to the senses or the mind: the luscious style of his poetry. richly adorned; luxurious: luscious furnishings.
Calling something luscious means it's appealing and incredibly pleasing to the senses. That goes for good-looking people as well as a rich piece of chocolate cake. An adjective meaning richly appealing or scrumptious, luscious is actually believed to be a shortened version of delicious.
If you describe a person or something about them as luscious, you mean that you find them or this thing sexually attractive.
Sickeningly sweet or full-flavored; cloying. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Obscene. Wiktionary. Synonyms: heavenly. delicious. delightful. darling. enchanting. delectable. charming. pleasant-tasting. scrumptious. toothsome. yummy. red-hot.
Definition of luscious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches. 2. richly satisfying to the senses or the mind: the luscious style of his poetry. 3. richly adorned; luxurious: luscious furnishings. 4. arousing physical or sexual desire. 5. sweet to excess; cloying.
If you describe a person or something about them as luscious, you mean that you find them or this thing sexually attractive. 2. Luscious food is juicy and very good to eat.
Britannica Dictionary definition of LUSCIOUS. [more luscious; most luscious] 1. : having a very appealing taste or smell : delicious. luscious fruits. chocolate cake with a luscious whipped cream topping. a luscious wine. 2. a : richly appealing.
