different between delectable vs toothsome

English

Etymology

From Middle French délectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??l?kt?b?l/, [d??l?kt?b??]

Adjective

delectable (comparative more delectable, superlative most delectable)

1. Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:delicious

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

delectable (plural delectables)

1. Something that is delectable.

Translations

English

Etymology

tooth +? -some

Adjective

toothsome (comparative more toothsome, superlative most toothsome)

1. Delicious.
   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables:

     "It's a lot nicer than going round by the road; that is so dusty and hot," said Diana practically, peeping into her dinner basket and mentally calculating if the three juicy, toothsome, raspberry tarts reposing there were divided among ten girls, how many bites each girl would have.

   • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 58:

     ‘I had the happy notion of adding an egg,’ Williams shouted back. ‘It poaches in the soup. Not unlike an Italian stracciatella. Singularly toothsome...’

2. Sexually attractive.
3. Having a pleasing texture when bitten.

   • Once the pasta is firmly al dente (toothsome but not snappy), add it into the pan, with a bunch of cheese, and cook til it all becomes glossy.

     Bagels are fine, but give me a warm bialy any time. With its crisp bits of onion nestled snugly into a golden pillow of toothsome chewiness, this is the ideal substrate for lox and a schmear—or just on its own.

4. Showing lots of teeth, toothy.