deliciousadjective
uk/dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/us/dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/B1 having a very pleasant taste or smell:
a delicious cake
The delicious smell of freshly made coffee came from the kitchen.
This wine is delicious.
used to describe a situation or activity that gives you great pleasure:
I have some delicious gossip to tell you.
More examples
- This wine has a delicious fruity flavour.
- The food was absolutely delicious.
- I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious.
- There's a delicious smell in here.
- That was a delicious lunch, thank you.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pleasant to eat or drink
- ambrosia
- ambrosial
- appetizing
- cooked/done to a turn idiom
- deliciously
- filling
- lekker
- lip-smacking
- luscious
- make sb's mouth water idiom
- moreish
- mouth
- scrumptious
- slap-up
- smooth
- succulent
- tasty
- tender
- toothsome
- zesty
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deliciousness
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈlɪʃ.əs.nəs/us/dɪˈlɪʃ.əs.nəs/