delicious
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/adjective
उच्चारण डिलिशस
स्वादिष्ट, लज़ीज़
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having a very pleasant taste or smell
स्वादिष्ट, लज़ीज़
- The biryani was delicious.
- a delicious smell of fresh bread
- The sweets at the wedding were delicious.
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- Radhika baked a delicious cake for her mother's birthday.
- The soup smelled delicious.
Synonyms tasty appetizing delectable
Opposite tasteless disgusting unpalatable
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
delicious + food / taste
Delicious describes food and drink that taste or smell very good. It is stronger than tasty.
'Delicious' उन खाद्य और पेय पदार्थों का वर्णन करता है जिनका स्वाद या गंध बहुत अच्छी हो। यह tasty से अधिक तीव्र है।
- Radhika's grandmother makes delicious laddoos.
- The biryani smelt delicious.
look / smell / taste + delicious
After look, smell and taste, use the adjective delicious, not the adverb.
Look, smell और taste के बाद विशेषण 'delicious' आता है, adverb नहीं।
- The dosa tastes delicious with coconut chutney.
- That cake looks delicious.
absolutely delicious (not 'very')
Delicious is a strong adjective, so use absolutely, truly or simply with it, not very.
'Delicious' एक सशक्त विशेषण है, इसलिए इसके साथ absolutely, truly या simply आता है, very नहीं।
- The mango pickle was absolutely delicious.
- The food at the dhaba was simply delicious.
deliciously / deliciousness
Deliciously is the adverb (deliciously cool); deliciousness is the noun for the quality.
Deliciously adverb है (deliciously cool); deliciousness उस गुण का noun है।
- The lassi was deliciously cold.
- The deliciousness of the sweets drew a crowd.
+Collocations 4
delicious + noun
mealsmelldesserttastearoma
- A delicious aroma came from the kitchen.
adverb + delicious
absolutelyreallysimplytrulywonderfully
- The kheer was absolutely delicious.
verb + delicious
tastesmelllookseembe
- Everything on the table looked delicious.
delicious + dish
delicious currydelicious jalebidelicious samosadelicious soupdelicious pickle
- We ate hot, delicious jalebis at the fair.
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- The village women served a delicious meal at the wedding.
गाँव की महिलाओं ने विवाह में स्वादिष्ट भोजन परोसा।
- Radhika thought the street-side chaat was delicious.
राधिका को सड़क किनारे की चाट बहुत स्वादिष्ट लगी।
- The fresh mangoes were sweet and delicious.
ताज़े आम मीठे और स्वादिष्ट थे।
- What a delicious smell of baking bread!
सिकती हुई रोटी की कितनी स्वादिष्ट सुगंध है!
- He found the joke delicious and laughed for minutes.
उसे वह चुटकुला बहुत मज़ेदार लगा और वह कई मिनट हँसता रहा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The food tastes deliciously.
✓ The food tastes delicious.
After taste as a linking verb, use an adjective.
Linking verb के रूप में taste के बाद विशेषण आता है।
✗ The food was very delicious.
✓ The food was absolutely delicious.
Delicious is already strong, so use absolutely rather than very.
'Delicious' पहले से सशक्त है, इसलिए very की जगह absolutely का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The sweets were delicious than I expected.
✓ The sweets were more delicious than I expected.
A comparison needs more before delicious, since delicious has no -er form.
तुलना के लिए delicious से पहले more आता है, क्योंकि delicious का -er रूप नहीं होता।
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de·li·cious