delectable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ UK /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
delicious; highly pleasing to the taste or senses

The bakery offered a delectable array of pastries.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · delicious; highly pleasing... delicious lusciousscrumptiousappetizing palatable savory delightfultoothsome

Opposites

unpalatable disgusting distasteful unappetizing

Word family

Forms Delectably

Derived forms delectablydelectableness

Related forms delectation delight delicious

Etymology

From Old French delectable, from Latin delectabilis ('delightful'), from delectare ('to delight, allure'), frequentative of delicere ('to entice'), from de- + lacere ('to lure').

delectabilis Latin delectare Latin lacere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# delectable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/

## Meanings
1. delicious; highly pleasing to the taste or senses

## Examples
- The bakery offered a delectable array of pastries.

## Synonyms
- delicious
- luscious
- scrumptious
- appetizing
- palatable
- savory
- delightful
- toothsome

## Antonyms
- unpalatable
- disgusting
- distasteful
- unappetizing

## Derived Forms
- delectably
- delectableness

## Related Forms
- delectation
- delight
- delicious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: delectabilis
- Root: delectare
- Root: lacere

## Etymology
From Old French delectable, from Latin delectabilis ('delightful'), from delectare ('to delight, allure'), frequentative of delicere ('to entice'), from de- + lacere ('to lure').

## AI Etymology
Delectable comes from Old French delectable, from Latin delectabilis ('delightful'), from delectare ('to delight, allure'), frequentative of delicere ('to entice'), from de- + lacere ('to lure'). The historical trail runs through Latin delectabilis, Latin delectare and Latin lacere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means delicious; highly pleasing to the taste or senses. Derived formations include delectably, delectableness; related forms include delectation, delight, delicious.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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