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Definition of delicious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DELICIOUS meaning: 1. having a very pleasant taste or smell: 2. used to describe a situation or activity that gives…. Learn more.
Delicious is an adjective describing a tasty item. If you’re a chocolate fanatic, you will probably find triple chocolate fudge cake to be absolutely delicious. The origins of delicious make perfect sense.
Synonyms for DELICIOUS: tasteful, flavorful, edible, tasty, delightful, yummy, lush, scrumptious; Antonyms of DELICIOUS: flat, tasteless, unpalatable, distasteful, insipid, boring, unsavory, stale
Delicious definition: highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell. See examples of DELICIOUS used in a sentence.
1. Highly pleasing or agreeable to the senses, especially of taste or smell. 2. Very pleasant; delightful: a delicious revenge. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, pleasing, from Latin dēlicia, pleasure : dē-, intensive pref.; see de- + lacere, to entice.] de·li′cious·ly adv. de·li′cious·ness n.
Oct 5, 2024 · delicious (comparative more delicious, superlative most delicious) Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. (colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind. The irony is delicious!
