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Delightful vs Delectable - What's the difference?

delightful | delectable |

As adjectives the difference between delightful and delectable

is that delightful is pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure while delectable is pleasing to the taste; delicious.

As a noun delectable is

something fitting the above description.

delightful

English

Alternative forms

* delightfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.
  • *
  • *:An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.

    • delectable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pleasing to the taste; delicious.

    • Synonyms

    * See also , yummy, good

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something fitting the above description.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 8, author=Gretchen Morgenson, title=Bailout Needs Some Strings Attached to Limit Pay, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft. }}