Delectable
adj, noun
adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that is delectable.
"These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft."
Adjective
- 1 Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable."
Adjective
- 1 capable of arousing sexual desire wordnet
- 2 extremely pleasing to the sense of taste wordnet
Example
More examples"Delectable odors of ham and toast pervaded the air."
Etymology
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.