HyperDic: delicious

English > 3 senses of the word delicious / Delicious:
ADJECTIVEalldelicious, delightfulgreatly pleasing or entertaining
alldelicious, delectable, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummyextremely pleasing to the sense of taste
NOUNfoodDeliciousvariety of sweet eating apples
delicious / Delicious > pronunciation
Soundsdihlih'shahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > delicious: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaninggreatly pleasing or entertaining.
Example "a delicious joke"
Synonymdelightful
BroaderpleasingGiving pleasure and satisfaction
Spanishdeleitoso, delicioso, encantador
Catalandelectable, deliciós, delitable, delitós, encantador
Adverbsdeliciouslyin a very pleasurable manner
English > delicious: 3 senses > adjective 2
MeaningExtremely pleasing to the sense of taste.
Synonymsdelectable, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
Broadertastypleasing to the sense of taste
Spanishapetitoso, deleitable, delicioso, exquisito, gustoso, rico, sabroso, suculento
Catalanapetitós, deliciós, exquisit, gustós, saborós, suculent
Adverbsdeliciouslyso as to produce a delightful taste
English > Delicious: 3 senses > noun 1, food
MeaningVariety of sweet eating apples.
NarrowerGolden Delicious, Yellow DeliciousA sweet eating apple with yellow skin
Red DeliciousA sweet eating apple with bright red skin
Broadereating apple, dessert appleAn apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
Spanishdelicia, manzana delicia
Catalandeliciós

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