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noun
The state or quality of being delicious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: scrumptiousness, hyperpalatability
Antonyms: none provided
noun
extreme appetizingness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: delectability, lusciousness, toothsomeness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appetizingness, appetisingness
History
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 Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English deliciousness From delicious + -ness.
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22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
