单词 | deliciousness |
释义 | deliciousnessn. 1. a. The quality of being delicious or extremely pleasing, esp. to the senses (particularly the taste or smell); delectableness; delightfulness; (now usually) the quality of being very appetizing, or highly pleasant to the taste. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [noun] delicacya1393 savourinessa1398 deliciousnessa1450 delicateness?1529 daintiness1552 toothsomeness1612 piquantness1648 palatableness1721 tastefulness1727 fumet1735 lightness1799 palatability1850 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [noun] delighta1250 deliciositya1398 joya1400 delightabilityc1440 deliciousnessa1450 delectablenessc1487 delicity?c1500 delectability1565 delightsomenessa1568 delightfulness1570 joyance1847 a1450 Rev. Methodius in J. Trevisa Dialogus Militem et Clericum (1925) 96 (MED) Chaym dwelt þer..in Ynde, in þe same place of deliciousnes, wher he fyrst made a cyte & cald it Effrem. 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) vi. xxiii. sig. nviii/1 Delycyousnes of all that is sette on the borde. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer Prol. f. cccxxv/1 Many men there ben, that wt eeres openly sprad so moche swalowen the delyciousnesse of iestes and of ryme. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. v. 12 The sweetest honey Is loathsome in his owne deliciousnesse . View more context for this quotation a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) i. i. 9 There is an inward sweetness and deliciousness in divine Truth, which no sensual minde can taste or rellish. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 127. ⁋4 The deliciousness of ease commonly makes us unwilling to return to labour. 1844 Mirror of Lit. 16 Mar. 166/2 Imperceptibly the deliciousness of spring glides into the richness of summer, with its numerous beauties. 1912 Daily Bull. (Brownwood, Texas) 11 June 2/5 (advt.) You get all the tea flavor; but refined to a peculiarly smooth, exquisite deliciousness all its own. 2014 D. Hong Mr. Hong 19 Deliciousness is now the main driver when it comes to all the food I make. b. In plural. Delicious or delightful things; delights. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure honeycombOE sweetness?c1225 dainty1340 sweet1377 delicec1390 lust1390 pleasancec1390 pleasingc1390 well-queema1400 well-queemnessa1400 douceurc1400 delectation?a1425 pleasure1443 pleaserc1447 delectabilitiesa1500 deliciositiesa1500 honeydew1559 delicacy1586 fancy1590 sugar candy1591 regalo1622 happiness1637 deliciousness1651 complacence1667 regalea1677 sweetener1741 bon-bon1856 Bones1869 jam1871 true love1893 nuts1910 barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915 G-spot1983 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 1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. xiv. 175 Gods grace represents to the new converts and the weak ones in faith the pleasures and first deliciousnesses of religion. 1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II 77 A Woman quite deserted, and the Vein of her Spiritual Deliciousnesses dried up in her Aridities. 1855 Illustr. Manners Bk. xvii. 308 No person of taste parades the little deliciousnesses of a love affair before the world. 1907 Overland Monthly June 504/2 With your nostrils sweet with a thousand varying deliciousnesses of scented bloom. 2001 Observer (Nexis) 12 Aug. (Food Monthly Suppl.) 28 We found long trestle tables groaning (there really is no other word for it) with all the deliciousnesses which make up a traditional Georgian meal. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [noun] softnessOE voluptuositya1380 voluptuoustya1382 delicacya1393 deliciousnessa1500 volupteousness1526 niceness1540 nicety1542 wealiness1545 luxe1558 voluptibility1631 luxury1633 voluptuousness1652 volupté1712 decadence1882 gracious living1892 vie de luxe1920 good life1937 dolce vita1961 sweet life1962 a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 101 He folowithe deliciousnes of the fleshe. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 77v Philautus, hath giuen ouer himselfe to all deliciousnesse, desiringe..to be dandled in the laps of Ladyes. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 49 He thought..to banishe out of the cittie all insolencie, enuie, couetousnes, & deliciousnes. 1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living iv. 298 Do not seek for deliciousnesse and sensible consolations in the actions of religion. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [noun] delice?c1225 delicacya1393 sensualityc1425 voluptuousness1508 sensualness1530 luxuriousness1542 deliciousness1548 epicurism1570 epicurity1574 carnal-mindedness1607 Epicureanism1726 sensualism1760 pleasurehood1842 fleshly-mindedness1846 apolausticism1883 sensism1890 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xvi. f. cxxxviiiv So great was the deliciousnesse [L. delitiae] of thy mouth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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