English Explanatory Dictionary

delectable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
noun
  1. Something that is delectable.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ [dɪˈlɛktəbəɫ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delectable.wav

Word forms

delectable more delectable most delectable delectables

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.

Derived words

delectability delectableness delectably indelectable undelectable
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