delectable

Meaning

Synonyms

delicious
B1
😋
tasty
C1
toothsome
scrumptious
30k
luscious
23k
yummy
C1
delightful
C1
ambrosial

pleasant-tasting

pleasing
C2
good
A1
👍
palatable
40k
pleasant
B2

sexually attractive

exquisite
C1
charming
B2
excellent
B1
fetching
C2
gladsome
groovy
C2
honeyed
jaunty
32k
lovely
A2
piquant
pleasurable
26k
ravishing
C2
satisfactory
C2
stunning
C1
succulent
29k
sweet
A2
tasteful
21k
very good
mouth-watering

sweet and juicy

sweet and succulent

tateful

yumptious
yummo
acceptable
C1
agreeable
C2
appetising
appetizing
34k
attractive
B2
congenial
47k
consonant
convivial
cosy
C2
cozy
C1
dainty
23k
desirable
C2
Translations

délectable
köstlich
délicieux
😋
delicioso
😋
savoureux
nefis
😋
deliciós
😋
deleitable
succulent
verrukkelijk
délicieuse
delicioso
😋
deliziös
😋
delizioso
heerlijk
Frequency

36k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
delectable
In summary

From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.

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