What does DELICIOUS mean?
Definitions for DELICIOUS
dɪˈlɪʃ əsde·li·cious
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Princeton's WordNet
Deliciousadjective
variety of sweet eating apples
delightful, deliciousadjective
greatly pleasing or entertaining
"a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"
delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummyadjective
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Wiktionary
deliciousadjective
Pleasing to taste; tasty.
deliciousadjective
Metaphorically pleasing to taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.
Etymology: delicious, from delicious from delicious, from dēliciōsus "delicate, delicious" from dēliciae "delights", plural of dēlicia "pleasure" from dēlicēre "to allure, entice," from de- "away" + lacēre "to lure, deceive". Displaced native este (from este), wunlic (from wynlic), estelic.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Deliciousadjective
Etymology: delicieux, French, from delicatus, Latin.
It is highly probable, that upon Adam’s disobedience Almighty God chased him out of paradise, the fairest and most delicious part of the earth, into some other the most barren and unpleasant of all the whole globe. John Woodward, Nat. History.
In his last hours his easy wit display;
Like the rich fruit he sings, delicious in decay. Jonathan Swift.Still on that breast enamour’d let me lie,
Still drink delicious poison from thy eye. Alexander Pope, El. to Abelard.
Webster Dictionary
Deliciousadjective
affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming
Deliciousadjective
addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious; effeminate
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Delicious
de-lish′us, adj. full of delicacies: highly pleasing to the senses: affording exquisite pleasure.—n. Del′ice, (Spens.), delight: a delight or delightful thing.—adv. Deli′ciously, in a delicious manner: (B.) luxuriously.—n. Deli′ciousness. [L. deliciosus—deliciæ.]
CrunchBase
delicious
Delicious is a social bookmarking website – the primary use of Delicious is to store your bookmarks online, which allows you to access the same bookmarks from any computer and add bookmarks from anywhere, too. On Delicious, you can use tags to organize and remember your bookmarks, which is a much more flexible system than folders.You can also use del.icio.us to see the interesting links that your friends and other people bookmark, and share links with them in return. You can even browse and search Delicious to discover the cool and useful bookmarks that everyone else has saved – which is made easy with tags.Delicious was acquired by Yahoo on December 9, 2005. No formal acquisition price was disclosed, though it has been speculated at $10 to $15 million. Early seed round investors include Marc Andreessen, Tim O’Reilly, Esther Dyson, Josh Kopelman, Bob Young, Seth Goldstein and Howard Morgan.In September 2007 Delicious showed an upcoming version 2 to the public, along with the announcement of a complete re-write of the code base.In April 2011, Delicious was acquired by Chad Hurley and Steve Chen’s AVOS Systems. Since the acquisition, Delicious has undergone several redesigns.
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'DELICIOUS' in Adjectives Frequency: #960
Anagrams for DELICIOUS »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of DELICIOUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of DELICIOUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of DELICIOUS in a Sentence
Tobacco and alcohol, delicious fathers of abiding friendships and fertile reveries.
Many foods found at the farmers' market are so delicious eaten on their own, they require minimal preparation, you don't even need to buy a lot at once -- start by purchasing a few foods that are familiar to you and simple to prepare, like tomatoes, basil and mozzarella to make a classic caprese salad.
This is why being a business owner, and having actual ownership in companies (not licensing), is so important to me and Alex, especially as Latinos. Its about showing our community, this is what life can be. You can take charge and take ownership. It allows us to have a say in creating things that make peoples lives better and have partners that share our passion for giving back. Because giving back and being there for others is really what matters most , we are happy to be in business with partners who also believe no child should EVER have to go to sleep hungry. Everyone should have access to delicious, nutritious food. This was my favorite moment of the month and its one of the best things weve been able to do.@tillerandhatch#tillerandhatch.
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.
What I get is a delicious, healthy bowl that complies with my diet and satisfies all my cravings, i have not ever gotten sick of eating Chipotle and truthfully don't think I ever will. If I need a flavor change, I simply add some tabasco to it or maybe some other spice.But in three months, I've never not looked forward to eating it.
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- lekker, smaaklikAfrikaans
- لذيذArabic
- dadlı, ləzzətli, xoşməzəAzerbaijani
- сма́чныBelarusian
- вку́сенBulgarian
- সুস্বাদুBengali
- deliciós, gustós, saborósCatalan, Valencian
- chutný, lahodnýCzech
- blasusWelsh
- liflig, lækker, velsmagende, delikat, yndig, herlig, smagfuldDanish
- lecker, geschmackvoll, köstlich, schmackhaftGerman
- εύγευστος, νόστιμοςGreek
- bongustaEsperanto
- delicioso, gustoso, sabroso, rico, apetitosoSpanish
- maitsevEstonian
- لذیذ, خوشمزهPersian
- herkullinen, maukas, hyvän makuinenFinnish
- délicieux, savoureux, gouteux, goutuFrench
- blasta, blastachtIrish
- saboroso, sabedor, delicioso, gustoso, sabedeiroGalician
- ard-vlastalManx
- טעיםHebrew
- स्वादिष्ट, मज़ेदारHindi
- ízletes, finomHungarian
- համով, համեղArmenian
- lezat, sedap, enakIndonesian
- ljúffengur, bragðgóðurIcelandic
- squisito, delizioso, gustosoItalian
- טָעִים מְאוֹדHebrew
- おいしい, 旨い, 美味しい, うまいJapanese
- გემრიელიGeorgian
- татымды, тәтті, дәмдіKazakh
- ឆ្ងាញ់Khmer
- 맛있다, 맛있는Korean
- بهلهزهت, بهتامKurdish
- таттуу, даамдуу, ширелүүKyrgyz
- iucundusLatin
- ແຊບ, ນົວLao
- skanusLithuanian
- garšīgs, gardsLatvian
- kakato, kōwatawataMāori
- вку́сенMacedonian
- гайхамшигтайMongolian
- रुचकरMarathi
- sedap, lazatMalay
- nydelig, velsmakende, deiligNorwegian
- heerlijk, lekker, smakelijkDutch
- nydeligNorwegian
- ayóó áhálniihNavajo, Navaho
- хӕрзадOssetian, Ossetic
- smaczny, pyszny, zachwycającyPolish
- gostoso, delicioso, saboroso, apetitosoPortuguese
- delicios, gustosRomanian
- вку́сный, ла́комый, вкусноRussian
- ukusan, укусанSerbo-Croatian
- chutnýSlovak
- ukusenSlovene
- shijshëmAlbanian
- härlig, delikat, smaklig, välsmakande, läckerSwedish
- சுவையானTamil
- రుచికరమైనTelugu
- хушмаза, лазиз, хуштаъм, болаззат, бомазаTajik
- โอชา, อร่อยThai
- lezzetli, tagamly, şirinTurkmen
- masarapTagalog
- lezzetli, tatlıTurkish
- тәмлеTatar
- сма́чнийUkrainian
- مزیدار, سوادشٹUrdu
- shirin, yoqimli, ajoyibUzbek
- thơm tho, ngon ngọt, ngọt ngàoVietnamese
- באַטעמטYiddish
- 美味Chinese
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