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Definitions for DELECTABLE
dɪˈlɛk tə bəlde·lec·ta·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummyadjective

    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

  2. delectable, sexually attractiveadjective

    capable of arousing desire

    "the delectable Miss Haynes"

Wiktionary

  1. delectablenoun

    Something fitting the above description.

  2. delectableadjective

    Pleasing to the taste; delicious.

  3. Etymology: From delectare.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. DELECTABLEadjective

    Pleasing; delightful.

    Etymology: delectabilis, Latin.

    Ev’ning now approach’d;
    For we have also our ev’ning, and our morn;
    We ours for change delectable, not need. John Milton, Par. Lost.

    Thence, as thou know’st,
    He brought thee into this delicious grove,
    This garden; planted with the trees of God;
    Delectable, both to behold and taste! John Milton, Parad. Lost.

    Some of his attributes, and the manifestations thereof, are not only highly delectable to the intellective faculty, but are suitably and easily conceptible by us, because apparent in his works; as his goodness, beneficence, wisdom and power. Matthew Hale.

    The apple’s outward form,
    Delectable, the witless swain beguiles;
    ’Till that with writhen mouth, and spattering noise,
    He tastes the bitter morsel. Phillips.

Wikipedia

  1. Delectable

    Delectable is the second album by AOR band Romeo's Daughter. It was released on 30 September 1993 by Music for Nations. The band co-produced the album with Andy Reilly. "Attracted to the Animal" was released as the album's only single. Romeo's Daughter broke up shortly after Delectable was released. They reformed in 2009 after Rock Candy reissued Delectable and their debut album.

ChatGPT

  1. delectable

    Delectable refers to something that is extremely pleasant to taste or smell; delicious or highly enjoyable, often used to describe food. It can also describe something that is greatly pleasing or delightful.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Delectableadjective

    highly pleasing; delightful

Wikidata

  1. Delectable

    Delectable is the second album by AOR band Romeo's Daughter.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Delectable

    de-lekt′a-bl, adj. delightful: pleasing.—n. Delect′ableness.—adv. Delect′ably.—n. Delectā′tion, delight. [Fr.,—L. delectabilisdelectāre, to delight.]

CrunchBase

  1. Delectable

    Delectable is a team of technologists, designers, winemakers and artists building technology to reinvent wine. As both wine consumers and wine professionals they know firsthand that understanding wine is hard. They believe it should be easy. Using groundbreaking technology, and with a keen understanding of wine’s inherent complexity, they’ve built a platform and tools that help consumers share, discover and drink awesome wine.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DELECTABLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DELECTABLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of DELECTABLE in a Sentence

  1. Mohamed Azaitraoui:

    Better not to wake up one day and find they've gone, teens think they are Rambos: invincible. They are told they'll be offered salvation in Syria. It's a delectable myth.

  2. Lucretius:

    Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant.

  3. Lucretius:

    Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant.

  4. Domingo Infante:

    Inside the home, police found two legs of ham, along with the stolen cash and TV. The delectable meats were taken to the local police station as investigators tried to find the other missing legs, which are believed to be in the possession of the suspect's accomplices. Each leg is worth around $ 132. I’ve never imagined my wife and mother-in-law would turn out to be the detectives who solved this.

  5. Mike Gieseman:

    Each bite of these mouthwatering and delectable sandwiches will transport our consumers to summer memories, sure to keep them warm all winter long.

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