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Delicious vs Appetizing - What's the difference?

delicious | appetizing | Synonyms |

Appetizing is a synonym of delicious.



As adjectives the difference between delicious and appetizing

is that delicious is pleasing to taste; tasty while appetizing is that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.

As a verb appetizing is

present participle of lang=en.

delicious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pleasing to taste; tasty.
  • (colloquial) Metaphorically pleasing to taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

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    Derived terms

    * deliciously * deliciousness * undelicious

    Anagrams

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    appetizing

    English

    Alternative forms

    * appetising (mostly British)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.
    • ''This food looks so appetizing.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing .

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    Derived terms

    () * appetizingly * unappetizing

    Verb

    (head)
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