Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delectability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: delectabil-i-ty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being delectable.

Uncountable

noun

Countable

Example Sentences

"If I really wanted to take full advantage of their delectability, and to eat them every day, a plan was in order."
"I had heard of this court and its delectabilities, and at the same time been informed that its throne was a faro-table, to which the initiated were imperatively expected to become tributaries."
"But we will look a little more closely at the delectabilities of these three volumes."
"With wine at hand, the good man concerns himself, not with getting drunk, but with drinking in all the natural delectabilities of wine: taste, color, bouquet; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English dilectabilites pl, from Middle French delectableté.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dilectabilites, delectableté

Usage

Inflected Forms

delectabilities (plural)

Synonyms

delectableness deliciousness lusciousness toothsomeness

Questions

What does delectability mean?: The quality of being delectable.
Where does delectability come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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