delectable
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See also: délectable
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French délectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
delectable (comparative more delectable, superlative most delectable)
- Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:delicious
Derived terms[edit]
- delectability (adjective)
- delectableness (noun)
- delectably (adverb)
Translations[edit]
pleasing to the taste; delicious
Noun[edit]
delectable (plural delectables)
- 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.