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luscious
[ luhsh-uhs ]
adjective
- highly pleasing to the taste or smell:
luscious peaches.
Synonyms: palatable, delectable
Antonyms: unpalatable, disgusting
- richly satisfying to the senses or the mind:
the luscious style of his poetry.
- richly adorned; luxurious:
luscious furnishings.
- arousing physical, or sexual, desire; voluptuous:
a luscious figure.
- sweet to excess; cloying.
luscious
/ ˈlʌʃəs /
adjective
- extremely pleasurable, esp to the taste or smell
- very attractive
- archaic.cloying
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Derived Forms
- ˈlusciously, adverb
- ˈlusciousness, noun
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Other Words From
- luscious·ly adverb
- luscious·ness noun
- over·luscious adjective
- over·luscious·ly adverb
- over·luscious·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of luscious1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
He absolutely shredded the riff to “I Wonder” on guitar, and his luscious piano noodling on “Runaway” was the ideal backdrop for West’s sermonizing to Kardashian.
Featuring this week’s co-curator, Joyce Wrice, the two effortlessly glide on “With You,” a luscious mid-tempo groove, and settle the listener in for a sonic wave of goodness.
There being left with a thin, watery sauce when instead we’re in want of one that is thick, luscious and full of body-ody-ody.
Her luscious, limited edition certified organic EOS lip balms are also available at drugstores nationwide for the holiday season.
Kit Harrington's Hair Has Its Own Game of Thrones Contract: A fan of Jon Snow's luscious locks?
A luscious hanging garden at Paris's Musée Rodin set the scene for the Christian Dior Spring 2014 presentation on Friday.
There are home objects of every shape and size: from luscious couches to high-concept design prototypes.
The fork end was used to lift sticky sweetmeats out of pottery jars; the spoon end was used to scoop up the luscious syrup.
The cook, placed upon her mettle, served a delicious repast—a luscious tenderloin broiled a point.
The red ones were huge, bursting with juice, and the trees were laden full with the luscious fruit.
With beating heart Bessie counted the hours that must pass before she could run in the orchard and eat the luscious fruit.
We gave him luscious twigs if he behaved well and sometimes delicious fruit.
At two o'clock they were all collected in heaps—big red Spitzenbergs, plump greenings, brown russets, and luscious Baldwins.
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