delectableadj.n.

Brit.

/dᵻˈlɛktəbl/, U.S.

/dəˈlɛktəb(ə)l/,

/diˈlɛktəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English delectabill, late Middle English delectabull, late Middle English delectabyll, late Middle English dilectabill, late Middle English–1500s delectabyl, late Middle English–1500s dylectable, late Middle English–1600s dilectable, late Middle English– delectable; also Scottish pre-1700 delectabill, pre-1700 delectabyll, pre-1700 delictabill, pre-1700 dilectabil.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French delectable; Latin dēlectābilis.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French delectable (end of the 13th cent. in Old French; French délectable ), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin dēlectābilis pleasant, agreeable < dēlectāre delight v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare earlier delightable adj.This word was originally stressed on the first syllable (still so stressed in Shakespeare).

A. adj.

Delightful; extremely pleasant or appealing, (in later use) esp. to the senses; very attractive. Of food, drink, etc.: delicious, very appetizing.In the 19th cent. chiefly literary or humorous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [adjective]

hightlyOE

delitec1225

joyful1297

delightablec1300

delicatea1382

gladsomec1386

gladdingc1394

delightfula1400

deliciousc1400

delectablec1415

delighting?a1425

delitousa1425

ravishingc1430

joyous1475

delightsomec1484

wealthlya1500

delectary?c1500

sunny1565

sunshine1594

delighted1595

heartsome1596

joysome1616

gladdening1729

scrum1877

heartthrob1907

dilly1909

delish1915

zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945

c1415 (c1395) G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) (1873) l. 62 Many a toure and towne, thow maist biholde..and many a-nother dilectable [c1405 Hengwrt delitable] sight.

?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) i. xviii. f. 28 (MED) He þat kan not loue þis blissed name Ihesu, ne fynde ne fele in it gostly ioye and delectable..he shal be aliene.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. vii. f. 75^v Suche newes and presentes as they brought were delectable to the kinge.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. lxxvi. 540 Woodrowe flowreth in May, and then is the smell most delectable.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 539 Trees of God, Delectable both to behold and taste.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xi. 53 Of which original journey..a most delectable narrative will be given in the progress of this work.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. v. 320 In the second Eclogue of Virgil, for the beautiful lines—At mecum raucis, tua dum vestigia lustro, [etc.]..we have this delectable hexametric version.

1977 Jet 24 Feb. 20 Delectable actress Jayne Kennedy turned heads and tripped camera shutters everywhere she strolled.

2014 Guardian 2 Aug. (Cook Suppl.) 8/3 My friend Sanchia made..a moist, light and utterly delectable rhubarb upsidedown cake.

B. n.

a. In plural. Delightful things; extremely appealing, pleasurable, or gratifying things; sources of sensual or intellectual delight; luxuries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [noun] > luxury or luxuries

good thingsc1384

delectables1547

luxury1705

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [noun] > an instance or source of joy or delight

playeOE

mirthOE

blissa1000

winOE

sunbeamc1175

delight?c1225

joyc1275

delightingc1350

joying1388

delicec1390

delectation?a1425

rejoice1445

delectabilitiesa1500

deliciositiesa1500

delectables1547

delicacy1586

venery1607

deliciousness1651

thrilling1747

peaches and cream1920

1547 J. Wilkinson tr. Aristotle Ethiques xlix. sig. K.ij^v Like as in al thynges of delectacions intellectuall, delectable thynges be had in men whiche haue peruerse nature, and bee not to be called delectables, according to the truth.

1648 J. Quarles Fons Lachrymarum 108 I have store Of earths delectables, and yet I'm poor.

1837 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 38 To think of my leaving behind all the delectables of courting, marrying, spouting, and franking!

1913 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 24 37 We still prize the works of the poets and the sculptors and the musicians above all other things. Only a lonely moralist, here and there, has presumed to challenge the worth of these delectables.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 Feb. (Business section) 2/4 Perquisites..include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft.

b. A very appetizing food, drink, or dish; a delicacy. Chiefly in plural.

ΚΠ

1822 D. Carey Life in Paris p. xvi The populace are treated with gifts of wine, bread, and other delectables.

1908 Woman's Home Compan. Nov. 16/2 She saw how deliciously the whey of the custard was weeping into the plate, and remembered Nate liked exactly this kind of sweet delectable.

2014 Epicure (Singapore) Feb. 25/1 Dessert features an array of delectables including Raspberry and Rose Madeline and Valrhona Chocolate Truffle.

†2. An affected person (esp. a man) who lives a life of leisure and is excessively concerned with clothing and appearance; a fop, a dandy. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1810 Literary Panorama Oct. 1116 What should we have said on observing these favoured delectables, stagger more than half intoxicated into her box?

1831 H. Livermore Wreath from Jessamine Lawn II. iv. 84 These two delectables, however deficient in sound sense, yet knew enough of the claims exhibited by wealth and grandeur, to understand the difference between a gold spangled muslin with costly trimmings, and a plain filemot cotton frock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delectable
释义	delectableadj.n. Brit. /dᵻˈlɛktəbl/, U.S. /dəˈlɛktəb(ə)l/, /diˈlɛktəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English delectabill, late Middle English delectabull, late Middle English delectabyll, late Middle English dilectabill, late Middle English–1500s delectabyl, late Middle English–1500s dylectable, late Middle English–1600s dilectable, late Middle English– delectable; also Scottish pre-1700 delectabill, pre-1700 delectabyll, pre-1700 delictabill, pre-1700 dilectabil. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French delectable; Latin dēlectābilis. Etymology: < (i) Middle French delectable (end of the 13th cent. in Old French; French délectable ), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin dēlectābilis pleasant, agreeable < dēlectāre delight v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare earlier delightable adj.This word was originally stressed on the first syllable (still so stressed in Shakespeare). A. adj. Delightful; extremely pleasant or appealing, (in later use) esp. to the senses; very attractive. Of food, drink, etc.: delicious, very appetizing.In the 19th cent. chiefly literary or humorous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [adjective] hightlyOE delitec1225 joyful1297 delightablec1300 delicatea1382 gladsomec1386 gladdingc1394 delightfula1400 deliciousc1400 delectablec1415 delighting?a1425 delitousa1425 ravishingc1430 joyous1475 delightsomec1484 wealthlya1500 delectary?c1500 sunny1565 sunshine1594 delighted1595 heartsome1596 joysome1616 gladdening1729 scrum1877 heartthrob1907 dilly1909 delish1915 zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945 c1415 (c1395) G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) (1873) l. 62 Many a toure and towne, thow maist biholde..and many a-nother dilectable [c1405 Hengwrt delitable] sight. ?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) i. xviii. f. 28 (MED) He þat kan not loue þis blissed name Ihesu, ne fynde ne fele in it gostly ioye and delectable..he shal be aliene. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. vii. f. 75^v Suche newes and presentes as they brought were delectable to the kinge. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. lxxvi. 540 Woodrowe flowreth in May, and then is the smell most delectable. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 539 Trees of God, Delectable both to behold and taste. View more context for this quotation 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xi. 53 Of which original journey..a most delectable narrative will be given in the progress of this work. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. v. 320 In the second Eclogue of Virgil, for the beautiful lines—At mecum raucis, tua dum vestigia lustro, [etc.]..we have this delectable hexametric version. 1977 Jet 24 Feb. 20 Delectable actress Jayne Kennedy turned heads and tripped camera shutters everywhere she strolled. 2014 Guardian 2 Aug. (Cook Suppl.) 8/3 My friend Sanchia made..a moist, light and utterly delectable rhubarb upsidedown cake. B. n. 1. a. In plural. Delightful things; extremely appealing, pleasurable, or gratifying things; sources of sensual or intellectual delight; luxuries. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [noun] > luxury or luxuries good thingsc1384 delectables1547 luxury1705 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [noun] > an instance or source of joy or delight playeOE mirthOE blissa1000 winOE sunbeamc1175 delight?c1225 joyc1275 delightingc1350 joying1388 delicec1390 delectation?a1425 rejoice1445 delectabilitiesa1500 deliciositiesa1500 delectables1547 delicacy1586 venery1607 deliciousness1651 thrilling1747 peaches and cream1920 1547 J. Wilkinson tr. Aristotle Ethiques xlix. sig. K.ij^v Like as in al thynges of delectacions intellectuall, delectable thynges be had in men whiche haue peruerse nature, and bee not to be called delectables, according to the truth. 1648 J. Quarles Fons Lachrymarum 108 I have store Of earths delectables, and yet I'm poor. 1837 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 38 To think of my leaving behind all the delectables of courting, marrying, spouting, and franking! 1913 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 24 37 We still prize the works of the poets and the sculptors and the musicians above all other things. Only a lonely moralist, here and there, has presumed to challenge the worth of these delectables. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 Feb. (Business section) 2/4 Perquisites..include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft. b. A very appetizing food, drink, or dish; a delicacy. Chiefly in plural. ΚΠ 1822 D. Carey Life in Paris p. xvi The populace are treated with gifts of wine, bread, and other delectables. 1908 Woman's Home Compan. Nov. 16/2 She saw how deliciously the whey of the custard was weeping into the plate, and remembered Nate liked exactly this kind of sweet delectable. 2014 Epicure (Singapore) Feb. 25/1 Dessert features an array of delectables including Raspberry and Rose Madeline and Valrhona Chocolate Truffle. †2. An affected person (esp. a man) who lives a life of leisure and is excessively concerned with clothing and appearance; a fop, a dandy. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1810 Literary Panorama Oct. 1116 What should we have said on observing these favoured delectables, stagger more than half intoxicated into her box? 1831 H. Livermore Wreath from Jessamine Lawn II. iv. 84 These two delectables, however deficient in sound sense, yet knew enough of the claims exhibited by wealth and grandeur, to understand the difference between a gold spangled muslin with costly trimmings, and a plain filemot cotton frock. 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