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- Dictionaryluscious/ˈlʌʃəs/
adjective
- 1. (of food or drink) having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste: "a luscious and fragrant dessert wine" Similar Opposite
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LUSCIOUS definition: 1. having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice: 2. (of a woman) very sexually…. Learn more.
1. a. : having a delicious taste or smell : sweet. chocolate cake with a luscious whipped cream topping. b. archaic : excessively sweet : cloying. 2. : sexually attractive : seductive, sexy. a luscious actress. 3. a. : richly luxurious or appealing to the senses.
Calling something luscious means it's appealing and incredibly pleasing to the senses. That goes for good-looking people as well as a rich piece of chocolate cake. An adjective meaning richly appealing or scrumptious, luscious is actually believed to be a shortened version of delicious.
If you describe a person or something about them as luscious, you mean that you find them or this thing sexually attractive. American English : luscious / ˈlʌʃəs / Brazilian Portuguese : atraente
highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches. Synonyms: palatable, delectable. Antonyms: unpalatable, disgusting. richly satisfying to the senses or the mind: the luscious style of his poetry. richly adorned; luxurious: luscious furnishings.
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.
Sickeningly sweet or full-flavored; cloying. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Obscene. Wiktionary. Synonyms: heavenly. delicious. delightful. darling. enchanting. delectable. charming. pleasant-tasting. scrumptious. toothsome. yummy. red-hot.
Definitions of 'luscious' 1. If you describe a person or something about them as luscious, you mean that you find them or this thing sexually attractive. [...] 2. Luscious food is juicy and very good to eat. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'luscious' American English: lʌʃəs British English: lʌʃəs. More. Synonyms of 'luscious'
Highly pleasing to the senses, particularly the sense of taste or touch. "The luscious green meadows stretched as far as the eye could see." Detailed meaning of luscious. It refers to the quality or characteristics of being exceptionally delicious, juicy, or succulent.
highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches. richly satisfying to the senses or the mind: the luscious style of his poetry. richly adorned; luxurious: luscious furnishings. arousing physical, or sexual, desire; voluptuous: a luscious figure. sweet to excess; cloying.
