English Explanatory Dictionary

luscious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sweet and pleasant; delicious; juicy, succulent.
  2. Sexually appealing; seductive.
  3. Obscene.

Pronunciation

/ˈlʌʃəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-luscious.wav

Word forms

luscious more luscious most luscious lushious

Etymology

From earlier lushious, lussyouse (“luscious, richly sweet, delicious”), a corruption of lustious, from lusty (“pleasant, delicious”) + -ous. Shakespeare uses both lush (short for lushious) and lusty in the same sense: "How lush and lusty the grass looks" (The Tempest ii. I.52). An alternative etymology connects luscious to a Middle English term: lucius, an alteration of licious, believed to be a shortening of delicious.

Synonyms

toothsome ambrosial appetizing dainty delectable delicious delish exquisite finger-lickin' good flavorful flavorous flavorsome gustful lekker lickerish lip-smacking luscious moreish mouthwatering nummy ono palatable sapid savory scrummy tasteful tasty toothful yummy juicy alluring arousing attractive bangable beautiful beddable bedworthy bonable bonerific buff desirable doable dreamy effable fanciable fappable fapworthy fine fit fuckable gorgeous hittable horny hot humpable peng provocative raunchy rootable salacious

Derived words

lusciously lusciousness overluscious
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