delectable
/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/
delectable adjective: highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
Adjective
delectable (comparative more delectable, superlative most delectable)
- Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable.
Noun
delectable (plural delectables)
- Something that is delectable.
- These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft.2009 February 8, Gretchen Morgenson, “Bailout Needs Some Strings Attached to Limit Pay”, in New York Times
delectable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
delectable in Tamil
- மகிழ்ச்சி தருகின்ற, மனநிறைவு அளிக்கின்ற
delectable in Urdu
- خوشگوار, لذیذ
delectable in Bengali
- সুস্বাদু, মনোরম
delectable in Malayalam
- delicious, mouth-watering, appetizing
- രസപ്രദം, രുചിരം, സ്വാദേറിയ, സ്വാദൂറുന്ന, സ്വാദിഷ്ഠ, അതിരുചികരം
- delightful, lovely, captivating
- ആഹ്ലാദകരം, സന്തോഷപ്രദം, മനോരഞ്ജകം, സന്തോഷദായകം, രസപ്രദം, പ്രലോഭ്യ
More languagesFewer languages
- delectable in Kannada
- ಒಸೆವ, ನೊಚ್ಚಗಿನ, ಸೊಗಸಾದ, ತುಂಬಾ ಸವಿಯಾದ
Examples of delectable in a sentence
- That moist and fruity dish is simply delectable.
- His mouth watered at the thought of the greasy delectable, and a new idea occurred to him.
- Demon attendants scuttled about, carrying trays filled with delectable treats and lots and lots of alcohol.
Forms of delectable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more delectable |
| superlative | most delectable |
| Noun | |
| plural | delectables |
Origin of delectable
From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.
Words formed from delectable
Questions about delectable
- What does delectable mean?
- Delectable means highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
- What is delectable in Tamil?
- Delectable in Tamil is மகிழ்ச்சி தருகின்ற, மனநிறைவு அளிக்கின்ற. See Delectable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is delectable?
- Delectable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce delectable?
- Delectable is pronounced /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ (UK).
Words near delectable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: delectable (page history and authors); delectable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); delectable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Delectable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); delectable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); delectable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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