- lusciousness
- noun see luscious
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lusciousness
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lusciousness — luscious ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste. 2) richly verdant or opulent. 3) (of a woman) sexually attractive. DERIVATIVES lusciously adverb lusciousness noun. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of obsolete licious, shortened form of … English terms dictionary
Lusciousness — Luscious Lus cious, a. [Prob. for lustious, fr. lusty, or perh. a corruption of luxurious. Cf. {Lush}, {Lusty}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome; excessively sweet or rich. [1913 Webster] And raisins keep … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lusciousness — See lusciously. * * * … Universalium
lusciousness — noun Property of being luscious … Wiktionary
lusciousness — n. quality of being delicious; quality of being plentiful; quality of being pleasing to the senses; luxuriousness; seductiveness … English contemporary dictionary
lusciousness — n. Sweetness, deliciousness, pleasantness, honey … New dictionary of synonyms
lusciousness — lus·cious·ness … English syllables
lusciousness — noun extreme appetizingness • Syn: ↑delectability, ↑deliciousness, ↑toothsomeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑toothsome (for: ↑toothsomeness) • … Useful english dictionary
luscious — adjective Etymology: Middle English lucius, perhaps alteration of licius, short for delicious Date: 15th century 1. a. having a delicious taste or smell ; sweet b. archaic excessively sweet ; cloying 2. sexually attractive … New Collegiate Dictionary
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