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Delicious vs Yummy - What's the difference?

delicious | yummy |

As adjectives the difference between delicious and yummy

is that delicious is pleasing to taste; tasty while yummy is delicious.

delicious

English

Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * deliciously * deliciousness * undelicious

    Anagrams

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    yummy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (colloquial, lighthearted, often, childish) delicious.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * yucky (childish)

    Derived terms

    * yummy mummy

    Related terms

    * yum