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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very pleasant |
| Synonyms: | adorable, alluring, ambrosial, angelic, beatific, beautiful, blessed, blissful, celestial, cherubic, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, divine, empyrean, enjoyable, entrancing, excellent, exquisite, extraterrestrial, glorious, godlike, holy, immortal, lovely, luscious, lush, paradisaical, rapturous, ravishing, scrumptious, seraphic, sublime, superhuman, supernal, supernatural, sweet, wonderful, yummy |
| Antonyms: | hellish |
| Main Entry: | almighty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | godlike |
| Synonyms: | all-knowing, all-seeing, boundless, celestial, deathless, deific, divine, enduring, eternal, everlasting, godly, heavenly, illimitable, immortal, infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, pervading |
| Antonyms: | lay, lowly |
| Main Entry: | angelic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sweet, kind, and usually beautiful |
| Synonyms: | adorable, archangelic, beatific, beneficent, celestial, cherubic, devout, divine, entrancing, ethereal, godly, good, heavenly, holy, humble, innocent, lovely, otherworldly, pure, radiant, rapturous, righteous, saintly, self-sacrificing, seraphic, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | demonic, devilish, fiendish, unkind |
| Main Entry: | appetizing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tasting very good |
| Synonyms: | aperitive, appealing, delectable, delicious, delish, divine*, flavorsome, heavenly, inviting, luscious, mouthwatering, palatable, saporous, savory, scrumptious, succulent, sugar-coated, sweetened, tantalizing, tasty, tempting, toothsome, yummy* |
| Antonyms: | disgusting, distasteful, unappetizing, unsavory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blissful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | beatific, cool*, crazy, delighted, dreamy, ecstatic, elated, enchanted, enraptured, euphoric, floating*, flying*, gone*, heavenly, in ecstasy, in seventh heaven, in the twilight zone, joyful, joyous, mad*, on cloud nine, rapturous, sent, spaced-out, turned-on |
| Antonyms: | grieving, miserable, sorrowful, unhappy, upset, wretched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delectable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious, enjoyable |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, ambrosial, appetizing, charming, choice, dainty, darling, delicate, delightful, delish, divine, enticing, exquisite, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, luscious, lush, palatable, pleasant, pleasurable, rare, sapid, satisfying, savory, scrumptious, tasty, toothsome, yummy |
| Notes: | delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, horrible, nauseating, offensive, repulsive, sickening, unpleasant, unsatisfying |
| Main Entry: | delicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing, especially to the taste |
| Synonyms: | adorable, ambrosial, appetizing, choice, dainty, darling, delectable, delightful, delish, distinctive, divine, enjoyable, enticing, exquisite, fit for king, good, gratifying, heavenly, luscious, lush, mellow, mouthwatering, nectarous, nice, palatable, piquant, pleasant, rare, rich, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tempting, titillating, toothsome, well-prepared, well-seasoned, yummy* |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, distasteful, horrible, unpleasant, unsavory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, charming |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, captivating, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy* |
| Notes: | delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience |
| Antonyms: | bad, disappointing, horrible, unamusing, unenjoyable, unhappy, unpleasant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | divine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | godlike, perfect |
| Synonyms: | all-powerful, almighty, ambrosial, angelic, anointed, beatific, beautiful, blissful, celestial, consecrated, deific, deistic, eternal, exalted, excellent, glorious, godly, hallowed, heavenly, holy, immaculate, magnificent, marvelous, mystical, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, rapturous, religious, sacramental, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctified, spiritual, splendid, superhuman, superlative, supernatural, supreme, theistic, transcendent, transcendental, transmundane, unearthly, wonderful |
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