delicious
/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.34 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
Example Sentences
- "It was quite dark by the time Tarzan had gorged himself. Ah, but it had been delicious! Never had he quite accustomed himself to the ruined flesh that civilized men had served him, and in the bottom of his savage heart there had constantly been the craving for the warm meat of the fresh kill, and the rich, red blood."
- "After the sugar beets are strained, pour in a large amount of honey and let it rest for thirty minutes. This will form the base for our delicious honey tender."
- "The irony is delicious!"
- "Nymphidia is a delicious piece of airy and fanciful invention."
- "But the houses are so delicious and the way they're townscaped on to hilly bits is absolutely wonderful."
- "Jones had not travelled far before he paid his compliments to that beautiful planet, and, turning to his companion, asked him if he had ever beheld so delicious an evening?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Latin laciō Latin dēliciō Latin dēliciae Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Late Latin dēliciōsusbor. Anglo-Norman deliciousbor. Middle English delicious English delicious From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from delicere (“to allure, to entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Displaced native Old English ārlīċ (“delicious”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: delicious, deliciosus, *lakjō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/
- British English: /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more delicious (comparative)
most delicious (superlative)