delectable
Americanadjective
-
delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable.
a delectable witticism.
- Synonyms:
- entertaining, amusing, agreeable, gratifying, pleasurable
- Antonyms:
- distasteful, disagreeable
-
delicious.
a delectable dinner.
- Antonyms:
- distasteful, disagreeable
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- delectability noun
- delectableness noun
- delectably adverb
- undelectable adjective
- undelectably adverb
Etymology
Origin of delectable
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēlectābilis delightful, equivalent to dēlectā ( re ) to delight (frequentative of dēlicere to entice) + -bilis -ble
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Based in Paris, David Lebovitz has been giving us delectable recipes for more than 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The friends at my kitchen counter landed on some delectable gossip—the kind nobody would dare utter at a public cafe, much less print in a national newspaper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Dessert was the sesame mochi xiao long bao, a delectable finish that didn’t disappoint.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
“Like Water for Chocolate,” has always been a delectable tale of food, love, and the power they wield when intertwined.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
Pictures with Carl were taken just inside the entrance, then we were cut loose to enjoy the carnival part: rides, games, delectable delicacies like Koolickles and deep-fried Ho Hos, the whole deal.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
