delicious
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/
adjectivenoun
Common
1.adj.greatly pleasing or entertaining
“a delightful surprise”
2.adj.extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
3.n.variety of sweet eating apples
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delicious and delirious differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. delicious means “greatly pleasing or entertaining”. delirious means “experiencing delirium”. delicious is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/
1.adj.greatly pleasing or entertaining
“a delightful surprise”
2.adj.extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
3.n.variety of sweet eating apples
/dɪˈlɪɹiəs/
1.adj.experiencing delirium
2.adj.marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
“a crowd of delirious baseball fans”
| delicious | delirious | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ | /dɪˈlɪɹiəs/ |
| Said | di-LISH-uhs | di-LIR-ee-uhs |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| Letters | 9 | 9 |
| Parts of speech | adjective, noun | adjective |
| Senses | 3 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | delightful | hallucinating |
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