delectable

Questions about delectable

What does delectable mean?

delectable means "extremely pleasing to the sense of taste". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in delectable?

delectable has 4 syllables: de-lec-ta-ble. The stress falls on "lec". In IPA it is /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/.

What is another word for delectable?

Close synonyms include delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is delectable a common word?

delectable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with delectable?

1 word rhymes with delectable. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.