# delicious

Pronunciation: say "di-LISH-us" /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/

## Adjective

1. Highly pleasing to the sense of taste; very tasty.
   - Simple: Tasting very good and enjoyable to eat.
   - _The chef served a delicious dish of roasted lamb and fresh herbs._
   - _These warm pastries are absolutely delicious._
2. Greatly pleasing to a person's taste, or to the eyes or mind. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very pleasing to enjoy, to look at, or to think about.
   - _She savored every detail of the delicious gossip her friend shared over coffee._
   - _From the terrace, the garden offered a delicious view of rolling green hills._
3. Strikingly attractive in a sexual way; possessing tremendous sex appeal. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Looking extremely attractive and sexy.
   - _Every head turned when that delicious stranger strolled into the bar._
   - _He gave her a slow smile, looking utterly delicious in the dim light._

## Origin

The word passed through Middle English and Anglo-Norman from Old French delicious/delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus ("delicate, delicious"). That came from dēliciae ("delights"), the plural of dēlicia ("pleasure"), which goes back to deliciō ("I allure, entice"), from de- ("away") plus laciō ("I lure"), of unknown ultimate origin.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/delicious (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).