delectable

See also: délectable

English

Etymology

From Middle French délectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/, [dɪˈlɛktəbəɫ]

Adjective

delectable (comparative more delectable, superlative most delectable)

1. Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
   • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:delectable.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:delicious

Derived terms

• delectability (adjective)
• delectableness (noun)
• delectably (adverb)

 

Translations

pleasing to the taste; delicious

• Dutch: lekker (nl), smakelijk (nl)
• Finnish: herkullinen (fi), maukas (fi)
• French: délicieux (fr), savoureux (fr)

• German: köstlich (de), lecker (de)
• Maori: waireka, hūnene, whakawaiwai
• Serbo-Croatian: ukusan (sh)

Noun

delectable (plural delectables)

1. Something that is delectable.
   • 2009 February 8, Gretchen Morgenson, “Bailout Needs Some Strings Attached to Limit Pay”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft.

Translations

something that is pleasing to the taste

• Dutch: lekkernij (nl) f
• French: délice (fr) m

• German: Leckerei (de) f, Köstlichkeit f