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luscious
CEFRB2
/ˈlʌʃəs/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Very pleasant to taste, smell, or look at.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailSexually appealing; seductive.
Examples
What gives this chocolate mousse its luscious smoothness?
Where is that luscious aroma coming from?
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsSweet and pleasant; delicious.
Sweet and pleasant; delicious; juicy, succulent.
More examples
In contextHer lips were like two luscious beefsteaks.
There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.
With one hand he gently disclosed the lips of that luscious mouth of nature.
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Origin
adjective
From earlier lushious, lussyouse (“luscious, richly sweet, delicious”), a corruption of lustious, from lusty (“pleasant, delicious”) + -ous. Shakespeare uses both lush (short for lushious) and lusty in the same sense: "How lush and lusty the grass looks" (The Tempest ii. I.52). An alternative etymology connects luscious to a Middle English term: lucius, an alteration of licious, believed to be a shortening of delicious.