Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delice

/dɪˈliːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: delice
IPA: /dɪˈliːs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Delight, pleasure, especially sensual pleasure.

Obsolete

verb

To rid of lice.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"he has pourd out his idle mind / In daintie delices, and lauish ioyes […]"
"Every year, as a fixed ritual just before the spring break, the school held a delicing day."

Etymology

From Old French delice, from Latin dēlicium.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de
Root: delice, dēlicium

Usage

Inflected Forms

delices (plural) delices (present, singular) delicing (participle, present) deliced (participle, past) deliced (past)

Phrases

flower delice

Rhymes With

nice police release increase piece peace top piece greece decrease lease cease niece

Questions

How do you pronounce delice?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈliːs/.
What does delice mean?: Delight, pleasure, especially sensual pleasure.
Where does delice come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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