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lus·cious
(lŭsh′əs)adj.
1. Sweet and pleasant to taste or smell: a luscious melon. See Synonyms at delicious.
2. Richly appealing to the senses or the mind: a luscious, vivid description.
3. Having strong sensual or sexual appeal; attractive.
4. Archaic Excessively sweet; cloying.
[Middle English lucius, alteration of licious, perhaps short for delicious, delicious; see delicious.]
lus′cious·ly adv.
lus′cious·ness n.
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luscious
(ˈlʌʃəs)adj
1. extremely pleasurable, esp to the taste or smell
2. very attractive
3. archaic cloying
[C15 lucius, licius, perhaps a shortened form of delicious]
ˈlusciously adv
ˈlusciousness n
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lus•cious
(ˈlʌʃ əs)adj.
1. highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches.
2. richly satisfying to the senses or the mind: the luscious style of his poetry.
3. richly adorned; luxurious: luscious furnishings.
4. arousing physical or sexual desire.
5. sweet to excess; cloying.
[1375–1425; lucius, unexplained variant of licius, aph. variant of delicious]
lus′cious•ly, adv.
lus′cious•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | luscious - having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress" sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" |
2. | luscious - extremely pleasing to the sense of taste tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" |
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luscious
adjective
1. sexy, attractive, arousing, erotic, inviting, provocative, seductive, cuddly, sensuous, alluring, voluptuous, kissable, beddable a luscious young blonde
2. delicious, sweet, juicy, rich, honeyed, savoury, succulent, palatable, mouth-watering, delectable, yummy (slang), scrumptious (informal), appetizing, toothsome luscious fruit
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luscious
adjective1. Highly pleasing, especially to the sense of taste:
ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, heavenly, savory, scrumptious, tasteful, tasty, toothsome.
Slang: yummy.
2. Giving great pleasure or delight:
Informal: darling.
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Translations
حُلو المَذاق
lahodnýšťavnatý
lækkersød
mézédes
gómsætur
saldus
salds un sulīgs
lezzetli ve çok tatlısulu
luscious
[ˈlʌʃəs] ADJ [scent, breeze, wine] → delicioso; [fruit] → suculento; [girl] → deliciosa, atractivaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
luscious
adj
(= gorgeous) colour → satt; girl, boy → zum Anbeißen (inf); figure (= full) → üppig; (= pleasing) → fantastisch, phantastisch; lips → üppig
(= lush) pasture, vegetation → üppig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
luscious
[ˈlʌʃəs] adj (food) → appetitoso/a, succulento/a; (taste, smell) → delizioso/aa luscious blonde → una bionda appetitosa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
luscious
(ˈlaʃəs) adjective very sweet, juicy and delicious. a luscious peach.
ˈlusciousness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.