delicious
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Late Latin dē
Late Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.?
Proto-Italic *lakjō
Late Latin laciō
Late Latin dēliciō
Late Latin dēliciae
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Late Latin -ōsus
Late Latin dēliciōsusbor.
Anglo-Norman deliciousbor.
Middle English delicious
English delicious
From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from delicere (“to allure, to entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Displaced native Old English ārlīċ (“delicious”).
Inflected forms:
form: more delicious
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most delicious
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
pos: adj
examples: It was quite dark by the time Tarzan had gorged himself. Ah, but it had been delicious! Never had he quite accustomed himself to the ruined flesh that civilized men had served him, and in the bottom of his savage heart there had constantly been the craving for the warm meat of the fresh kill, and the rich, red blood.
gloss: Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.
pos: adj
tags: colloquial
figuratively
examples: The irony is delicious!
But the houses are so delicious and the way they're townscaped on to hilly bits is absolutely wonderful.
Jones had not travelled far before he paid his compliments to that beautiful planet, and, turning to his companion, asked him if he had ever beheld so delicious an evening?
gloss: Having tremendous sex appeal.
pos: adj
tags: slang
Synonyms: ambrosial
appetizing
dainty
delectable
delicious
delish
exquisite
finger-lickin' good
flavorful
flavorous
flavorsome
gustful
lekker
lickerish
lip-smacking
luscious
moreish
mouthwatering
nummy
ono
palatable
sapid
savory
scrummy
tasteful
tasty
toothful
toothsome
yummy
Antonyms: disgusting
distasteful
nontasty
undelicious
unpalatable
untasty
yucky
Related words: attractive
Derived words: bodalicious
chocolicious
deliciously
deliciousness
delish
delumptious
fabulicious
it was delicious
-licious
overdelicious
red delicious
sacrilicious
scrumplicious
sexalicious
superdelicious
uber-delicious
undelicious
yummylicious
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: lekker
lang: Afrikaans
word: smaaklik
lang: Albanian
word: i shijshëm
lang: Southern Altai
word: тату
roman: tatu
lang: Southern Altai
word: таамду
roman: taamdu
lang: Arabic
word: لَذِيذ
roman: laḏīḏ
lang: Arabic
word: شَهِيّ
roman: šahiyy
lang: Arabic
word: لذيذ
roman: lazīz
lang: Arabic
word: لذيذ
roman: laḏīḏ
lang: Arabic
word: حلو
roman: ḥilu
lang: Arabic
word: لذيذ
roman: lazīz
lang: Arabic
word: طِعِم
roman: ṭiʕim
lang: Arabic
word: لزيز
roman: lazīz
lang: Arabic
word: بنين
roman: bnīn
lang: Arabic
word: لديد
roman: ldīd
lang: Arabic
word: زاكي
roman: zāki
lang: Arabic
word: لذيذ
roman: lazīz
lang: Armenian
word: համով
roman: hamov
lang: Armenian
word: համեղ
roman: hameġ
lang: Asturian
word: sabrosu
lang: Asturian
word: ricu
lang: Asturian
word: prestosu
lang: Azerbaijani
word: ləzzətli
lang: Azerbaijani
word: dadlı
lang: Azerbaijani
word: xoşməzə
lang: Bashkir
word: тәмле
roman: təmle
lang: Belarusian
word: сма́чны
roman: smáčny
lang: Bengali
word: সুস্বাদু
roman: śuśśadu
lang: Bengali
word: মজা
roman: moja
lang: Bengali
word: লজিজ
roman: lojij
lang: Central Bikol
word: masiram
lang: Bulgarian
word: вку́сен
roman: vkúsen
lang: Burmese
word: အရသာရှိ
roman: a.ra.sahri.
lang: Catalan
word: deliciós
lang: Catalan
word: gustós
lang: Catalan
word: saborós
lang: Cherokee
word: ᎤᏖᏗ
roman: utedi
lang: Chickasaw
word: champoli
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 好食
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 好味
roman: hou² mei⁶
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 好吃
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 可口
roman: ho² hau²
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 美味
roman: mei⁵ mei⁶
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 好食
roman: hau-sṳ̍t, hó-sṳ̍t
lang: Chinese
word: 好食
roman: hó-chia̍h
lang: Chinese
word: 美味
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 好吃
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 可口
roman: kěkǒu
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 美味
roman: měiwèi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 鮮美 /鲜美
roman: xiānměi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 好喝
roman: hǎohē
lang: Maore Comorian
word: -endza lada
lang: Cornish
word: dentethyel
lang: Czech
word: lahodný
lang: Czech
word: chutný
lang: Danish
word: delikat
lang: Danish
word: liflig
lang: Danish
word: lækker
lang: Danish
word: yndig
lang: Danish
word: herlig
lang: Danish
word: velsmagende
lang: Danish
word: smagfuld
lang: Dutch
word: heerlijk
lang: Dutch
word: lekker
lang: Dutch
word: smakelijk
lang: Erzya
word: тантей
roman: tantej
lang: Esperanto
word: bongusta
lang: Estonian
word: maitsev
lang: Faroese
word: leskiligur
lang: Finnish
word: herkullinen
lang: Finnish
word: maukas
lang: Finnish
word: hyvänmakuinen
lang: French
word: délicieux
lang: French
word: savoureux
lang: French
word: gouteux
lang: French
word: goutu
lang: Friulian
word: gustôs
lang: Galician
word: delicioso
lang: Galician
word: saboroso
lang: Galician
word: gustoso
lang: Galician
word: sabedeiro
lang: Galician
word: sabedor
lang: Georgian
word: გემრიელი
roman: gemrieli
lang: German
word: deliziös
lang: German
word: köstlich
lang: German
word: lecker
lang: German
word: geschmackvoll
lang: German
word: schmackhaft
lang: Greek
word: εύγευστος
roman: évgefstos
lang: Greek
word: νόστιμος
roman: nóstimos
lang: Mbya Guarani
word: e
lang: Hawaiian
word: ʻono
lang: Hebrew
word: טָעִים
roman: ta'ím
lang: Hiligaynon
word: namit
lang: Hindi
word: स्वादिष्ट
roman: svādiṣṭ
lang: Hindi
word: लज़ीज़
roman: lazīz
lang: Hungarian
word: finom
lang: Hungarian
word: ízletes
lang: Icelandic
word: bragðgóður
lang: Icelandic
word: ljúffengur
lang: Ido
word: delicioza
lang: Indonesian
word: lezat
lang: Indonesian
word: sedap
lang: Indonesian
word: enak
lang: Ingrian
word: maukas
lang: Ingrian
word: makuin
lang: Ingrian
word: hyvämakuin
lang: Ingrian
word: makuisa
lang: Ingush
word: чам болаш
roman: čam bolaš
lang: Irish
word: blasta
lang: Irish
word: blastacht
lang: Irish
word: caithiseach
lang: Isan
word: แซ่บ
lang: Italian
word: squisito
lang: Italian
word: delizioso
lang: Italian
word: gustoso
lang: Japanese
word: 美味しい
roman: oishii
lang: Japanese
word: 旨い
roman: umai
lang: Kabyle
word: aẓidan
lang: Kapampangan
word: manyaman
lang: Karachay-Balkar
word: татымлы
roman: tatımlı
lang: Kazakh
word: дәмді
roman: dämdı
lang: Kazakh
word: татымды
roman: tatymdy
lang: Kazakh
word: тәтті
roman: tättı
lang: Khmer
word: ឆ្ងាញ់
roman: chngañ
lang: Korean
word: 맛있다
roman: masitda
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بەلەزەت
roman: belezet
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بەتام
roman: betam
lang: Kyrgyz
word: таттуу
roman: tattuu
lang: Kyrgyz
word: даамдуу
roman: daamduu
lang: Kyrgyz
word: ширелүү
roman: şirelüü
lang: Lao
word: ແຊບ
roman: sǣp
lang: Lao
word: ນົວ
roman: nūa
lang: Latin
word: sapidus
lang: Latvian
word: garšīgs
lang: Latvian
word: gards
lang: Lithuanian
word: skanus
lang: Lutuv
word: pahuo
lang: Luxembourgish
word: lecker
lang: Macedonian
word: вкусен
roman: vkusen
lang: Malay
word: sedap
lang: Malay
word: lazat
lang: Brunei Malay
word: nyaman
lang: Maltese
word: bnin
lang: Manchu
word: ᠠᠮᡨᠠᠩᡤᠠ
roman: amtangga
lang: Manx
word: ard-vlastal
lang: Māori
word: kakato
lang: Māori
word: kōwatawata
lang: Māori
word: makue
lang: Māori
word: hāhā
lang: Māori
word: hūnene
lang: Marathi
word: रुचकर
roman: ruckar
lang: Mongolian
word: гайхамшигтай
roman: gajxamšigtaj
lang: Navajo
word: ayóo áhálniih
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: deilig
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: nydelig
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: velsmakende
lang: Occitan
word: deliciós
lang: Occitan
word: gostós
lang: Occitan
word: saborós
lang: Ossetian
word: хӕрзад
roman: xærzad
lang: Iranian Persian
word: لَذیذ
roman: laziz
lang: Iranian Persian
word: خوشمَزِه
roman: xoš-maze
lang: Plautdietsch
word: schmakhauft
lang: Plautdietsch
word: scheenschmakjent
lang: Polish
word: smaczny
lang: Polish
word: pyszny
lang: Polish
word: wyśmienity
lang: Polish
word: dobry
lang: Portuguese
word: delicioso
lang: Portuguese
word: saboroso
lang: Portuguese
word: gostoso
lang: Portuguese
word: apetitoso
lang: Romanian
word: delicios
lang: Romanian
word: gustos
lang: Rungus
word: angod
lang: Russian
word: вку́сный
roman: vkúsnyj
lang: Russian
word: ла́комый
roman: lákomyj
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: у̀кусан
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ùkusan
lang: Sherpa
word: ཞིམ་པུ
roman: zhim pu
lang: Slovak
word: chutný
lang: Slovene
word: okusen
lang: Slovene
word: slasten
lang: Spanish
word: delicioso
lang: Spanish
word: sabroso
lang: Spanish
word: rico
lang: Spanish
word: gustoso
lang: Spanish
word: apetitoso
lang: Svan
word: ხოჩა გამაშ
roman: xoča gamaš
lang: Swahili
word: -tamu sana
lang: Swedish
word: delikat
lang: Swedish
word: läcker
lang: Swedish
word: smaklig
lang: Swedish
word: härlig
lang: Swedish
word: välsmakande
lang: Tagalog
word: masarap
lang: Tajik
word: лазиз
roman: laziz
lang: Tajik
word: хуштаъм
roman: xušta'm
lang: Tajik
word: бомаза
roman: bomaza
lang: Tajik
word: болаззат
roman: bolazzat
lang: Tajik
word: хушмаза
roman: xušmaza
lang: Tamil
word: சுவையான
roman: cuvaiyāṉa
lang: Tatar
word: тәмле
roman: tämle
lang: Telugu
word: కమ్మని
roman: kammani
lang: Telugu
word: రుచికరమైన
roman: rucikaramaina
lang: Thai
word: อร่อย
roman: à-rɔ̀i
lang: Thai
word: โอชา
roman: oo-chaa
lang: Southern Thai
word: หรอย
lang: Tibetan
word: བདའ་བ
roman: bda' ba
lang: Tibetan
word: ཟིལ་དངར
roman: zil dngar
lang: Tibetan
word: ཞིམ་པོ
roman: zhim po
lang: Tibetan
word: བྲོ་བ་ཆེན་པོ
roman: bro ba chen po
lang: Turkish
word: lezzetli
lang: Turkish
word: tatlı
lang: Turkish
word: leziz
lang: Turkish
word: enfes
lang: Turkish
word: nefis
lang: Turkmen
word: lezzetli
lang: Turkmen
word: tagamly
lang: Turkmen
word: şirin
lang: Udmurt
word: ческыт
roman: ćeskyt
lang: Ukrainian
word: смачни́й
roman: smačnýj
lang: Ukrainian
word: до́брий
roman: dóbryj
lang: Urdu
word: لَذِیذ
roman: lazīz
lang: Urdu
word: مَزے دار
roman: maze dār
lang: Urdu
word: سوادِشْٹ
roman: svādiśṭ
lang: Uyghur
word: تەملىك
roman: temlik
lang: Uzbek
word: yoqimli
lang: Uzbek
word: ajoyib
lang: Uzbek
word: shirin
lang: Uzbek
word: lazzatli
lang: Uzbek
word: totli
lang: Vietnamese
word: ngon
lang: Welsh
word: blasus
lang: Yiddish
word: באַטעמט
roman: batemt
lang: Yiddish
word: געשמאַק
roman: geshmak
lang: Yucatec Maya
word: kiʼ
lang: ǃXóõ
word: ʘkxʻúm