delectability
delectability noun: the quality of being delectable.
Noun
delectability (countable and uncountable, plural delectabilities)
- The quality of being delectable.
- If I really wanted to take full advantage of their delectability, and to eat them every day, a plan was in order.2007 August 22, Melissa Clark, “So Many Tomatoes to Stuff in a Week”, in New York Times
- A delight.
- I had heard of this court and its delectabilities, and at the same time been informed that its throne was a faro-table, to which the initiated were imperatively expected to become tributaries.1834, [William Beckford], “Letter XII. A concert and ball at Senhor Pacheco’s.—[…]”, in Italy; with Sketches of Spain and Portugal, volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], section “Spain”, pages...
- But we will look a little more closely at the delectabilities of these three volumes.1856, “Cardinal Wiseman, the Lamp of the Papacy”, in The Lamps of the Temple: Crayon Sketches of the Men of the Modern Pulpit, 3rd edition, London: John Snow, […], page 119
Synonyms of delectability
Forms of delectability
| plural | delectabilities |
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Origin of delectability
From Middle English dilectabilites pl, from Middle French delectableté.
Questions about delectability
- What does delectability mean?
- Delectability means the quality of being delectable.
- What part of speech is delectability?
- Delectability is a noun.
- What is the plural of delectability?
- The plural of delectability is delectabilities.
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