succulent
/ˈsʌkjələnt/
succulent adjective: juicy or lush.
Adjective
succulent (comparative more succulent, superlative most succulent)
- Juicy or lush.
- Escargots, smoked salmon, fresh seafood, and pasta are all presented in succulent style, and the price is right.1984 December, Pat Neisser, “Quebec”, in Orange Coast Magazine, volume 10, number 12, page 98
- “Ah. Good evening, sir. Can I interest you in a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?”2024 November 25, Max Brockman, “P.I. Undercover: New York” (10:58 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 8, spoken by Laszlo Cravensworth (Matt Berry)
- Luscious or delectable.
- "Hotter Than That," written by his wife, Lil Hardin, who had dandy rhythm herself, is scat vocal a la king, as Armstrong trades succulent phrases with guitar whiz Lonnie Johnson before offering a brief but telling solo.2000, Stereophile - Volume 23, Issues 7-12, page 167
- It could be a verse from God's word that darts straight to the need of your heart with its succulent comfort.2003, T. D. Jakes, God's Leading Lady, →ISBN
- Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.
Noun
succulent (plural succulents)
- A succulent plant.
succulent meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
succulent in Tamil
- சாறு நிரம்பிய, சதைப்பற்றுத் தாவரம், சதைப்பற்றான
succulent in Urdu
- succulent
- شاداب śādāb
succulent in Bengali
- রসাল, সরস, মাংসল পাতাযুক্ত গাছ
succulent in Malayalam
- moist, juicy, luscious
- ചാറുള്ള, ചാറുനിറഞ്ഞ, നീരുള്ള, സരസ, രസമുള്ള, ആസ്വാദ്യമായ
More languagesFewer languages
- succulent in Kannada
- ಎಸರು ತುಂಬಿದ, ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆವ, ರಸವತ್ತಾದ, ರಸವುಳ್ಳ
- succulent in Vietnamese
- cây mọng nước
Examples of succulent in a sentence
- Not far from me, I noticed a succulent blond.2005, Michael Kent, The Big Jiggety: Or the Return of the Kind of American, →ISBN, page 44:
- Let go of the titles and just be the succulent woman you are each moment changing anew.2005, Kathleen Scott, A Woman's Toolbox: Practical Tools for Creating a Balanced Life, →ISBN:
- It will get a hard-on even if its owner sees a one-breasted woman with no teeth, and squinty eyes, just as long as she holds promise of a nice behind, agreeable thighs — a succulent woman.2006, Fred Khumalo, Bitches' Brew, →ISBN, page 9:
- The peaceful revolution was achieved in the United States following 1820, largely under the guise of succulent phrases and legal technicalities.2014, Carle C. Zimmerman, Family and Civilization, →ISBN:
Forms of succulent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more succulent |
| superlative | most succulent |
| Noun | |
| plural | succulents |
Origin of succulent
Borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus.
Words formed from succulent
Questions about succulent
- What does succulent mean?
- Succulent means juicy or lush.
- What is succulent in Tamil?
- Succulent in Tamil is சாறு நிரம்பிய, சதைப்பற்றுத் தாவரம், சதைப்பற்றான. See Succulent meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use succulent in a sentence?
- Not far from me, I noticed a succulent blond.
- What part of speech is succulent?
- Succulent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce succulent?
- Succulent is pronounced /ˈsʌkjələnt/.
Words near succulent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: succulent (page history and authors); succulent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); شاداب (Urdu) (page history and authors); succulent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); succulent (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); succulent (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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