Word Meanings - LUSCIOUS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome; excessively sweet or rich. And raisins keep their luscious, native taste. Dryden. 2. Cloying; fulsome. He had a tedious, luscious way of talking. Jeffrey. 3. Gratifying a depraved sense;

Additional info about word: LUSCIOUS

1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome; excessively sweet or rich. And raisins keep their luscious, native taste. Dryden. 2. Cloying; fulsome. He had a tedious, luscious way of talking. Jeffrey. 3. Gratifying a depraved sense; obscene. Steele. -- Lus"cious*ly, adv. -- Lus"cious*ness, n.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of LUSCIOUS)

• Rich
• Wealthy
• opulent
• affluent
• abundant
• generous
• productive
• copious
• fertile
• fruitful
• valuable
• costly
• high-flavored
• luscious
• oleaginous
• vivid
• deep
• bright
• superb
• gorgeous
• Sweet
• Saccharine
• fragrant
• dulcet
• melodious
• harmonious
• musical
• beautiful
• lovely
• wholesome
• pleasing
• pure
• mild
• winning
• agreeable
• fresh
• gentle
• amiable

Related words: (words related to LUSCIOUS)

• SWEETLY
  In a sweet manner.
• BRIGHT
  See I
• SWEETISH
  Somewhat sweet. -- Sweet"ish*ness, n.
• BEAUTIFUL
  Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind. A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. Lord Kames. Syn. -- Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;
• SWEETING
  1. A sweet apple. Ascham. 2. A darling; -- a word of endearment. Shak.
• SWEETHEART
  A lover of mistress.
• GORGEOUS
  Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent. Cloud-land, gorgeous land. Coleridge. Gogeous as the sun at midsummer. Shak. -- Gor"geous*ly, adv. -- Gor"geous*ness, n. (more info) luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff,
• WINNOW
  comp.), winpi-skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L. wannus a fan for winnowing, G. wanne, OHG. wanna. . See Wind moving 1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain. Ho winnoweth barley
• VALUABLENESS
  The quality of being valuable.
• SWEETROOT
  Licorice.
• FRESHNESS
  The state of being fresh. The Scots had the advantage both for number and freshness of men. Hayward. And breathe the freshness of the open air. Dryden. Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace. Granville.
• AMIABLENESS
  The quality of being amiable; amiability.
• FRESHET
  1. A stream of fresh water. Milton. 2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation. Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers When the freshet is at highest. Longfellow.
• AFFLUENTNESS
  Great plenty.
• AMIABLE
  friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, 1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. So amiable a prospect. Sir T. Herbert. 2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious;
• SWEETENING
  1. The act of making sweet. 2. That which sweetens.
• MUSICALLY
  In a musical manner.
• FRESHLY
  In a fresh manner; vigorously; newly, recently; brightly; briskly; coolly; as, freshly gathered; freshly painted; the wind blows freshly. Looks he as freshly as he did Shak.
• OLEAGINOUSNESS
  Oiliness. Boyle.
• FRAGRANT
  fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant. Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume. Fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers. Milton. Syn. -- Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous;
• PHILOMUSICAL
  Loving music. Busby.
• DISAGREEABLENESS
  The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.
• CONGENEROUS
  Allied in origin or cause; congeneric; as, congenerous diseases. Sir T. Browne. -- Con*gen"er*ous*ness, n. Hallywell.
• UNHARMONIOUS
  Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant. Swift. -- Un`har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv.
• UNFRUITFUL
  Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort. -- Un*fruit"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*fruit"ful*ness, n.
• TWINNER
  One who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins. Tusser.