ambrosial C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /æmˈbroʊʒəl/ UK /æmˈbrəʊziəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; worthy of the gods The ripe peaches had an ambrosial fragrance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · exceptionally pleasing to... deliciousfragrantheavenlylusciousdelectabledivinesavory ↔ Opposites foulunpalatabledisgustingrank Word family Derived forms ambrosially Related forms ambrosia Etymology AI details From ambrosia + -al, from Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ambrosia ('food of the gods'), from ambrotos ('immortal'), from a- ('not') + brotos ('mortal'). ambrosia Ancient Greek ambrotos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ambrosial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /æmˈbroʊʒəl/ **IPA (UK):** /æmˈbrəʊziəl/ ## Meanings 1. exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; worthy of the gods ## Examples - The ripe peaches had an ambrosial fragrance. ## Synonyms - delicious - fragrant - heavenly - luscious - delectable - divine - savory ## Antonyms - foul - unpalatable - disgusting - rank ## Derived Forms - ambrosially ## Related Forms - ambrosia ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ambrosia - Root: ambrotos ## Etymology From ambrosia + -al, from Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ambrosia ('food of the gods'), from ambrotos ('immortal'), from a- ('not') + brotos ('mortal'). ## AI Etymology Ambrosial is from ambrosia + -al, from Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ambrosia ('food of the gods'), from ambrotos ('immortal'), from a- ('not') + brotos ('mortal'). Important recorded forms include ambrosia (Ancient Greek) and ambrotos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; worthy of the gods. The wider family includes derived forms such as ambrosially and related words such as ambrosia. ## Topics - Senses & Perception - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown