delectable

UK: /dɪˈlɛktəb^əl/ US: /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ ,(di lek′tə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•lec•ta•ble /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/   adj. 

1. delightful;
   highly pleasing;
   attractive:
   a delectable meal.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•lec•ta•ble  (di lek′tə bəl), adj. 

1. delightful;
   highly pleasing;
   enjoyable:
   a delectable witticism.
2. delicious:
   a delectable dinner.

n. 

3. an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish:
   a buffet table spread with delectables.

• Latin dēlectābilis delightful, equivalent. to dēlectā(re) to delight (frequentative of dēlicere to entice) + -bilis -ble
• Middle English 1350–1400

de•lec′ta•ble•ness, de•lec′ta•bil′i•ty, n. 
de•lec′ta•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. pleasurable, gratifying, agreeable; amusing, entertaining.

Antonyms

• 1, 2. disagreeable, distasteful.

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delectable / dɪˈlɛktəb^əl/ adjective

1. highly enjoyable, esp pleasing to the taste; delightful

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin dēlectābilis, from dēlectāre to delight

deˈlectableness, deˌlectaˈbility noun