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.
ChatGPT
delicious
Delicious is an adjective used to describe food or drink that has a very pleasant taste. It is highly enjoyable to the senses, particularly the sense of taste, making someone want to eat or drink more of it. It can also mean anything that is delightful and pleasing to experience.
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
They make you smile, they’re delicious.
There are many options to mix and match from your pantry, and with advance planning and a little creativity, you can provide healthy and delicious meals for your family.
We want to continue to innovate in the space of meat craft that never existed before in ways that are surprising and delicious and exceed the expectations of what you can get through a drive-thru.
Start a new tradition like making tamales – a time-consuming labor of love that yields a delicious, filling meal, lets everyone work together, and costs next to nothing.
Featuring Maine Lobster as the marquee dish during a State Dinner at the White House sends a message that it is one of the most sustainable fisheries in the world, not to mention delicious, it is our hope that the President will share the story of this iconic fishery with his guests and redouble efforts to protect the livelihoods of the men and women who harvest and maintain the resource.
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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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