Added 9 October 2026
delicious
/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ noun
In Latin: sapidus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about delicious at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
adjective
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Greatly pleasing or entertaining.
a delightful surprise
- Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste.
Origin
From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from delicere (“to allure, to entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Displaced native Old English ārlīċ (“delicious”).
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