Synonyms for toothsome
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Delicious
delicious, luscious, delectable, scrumptious informal, savory US, savoury UK, palatable, yummy informal, dainty, appetizing, appetising UK, tasteful, flavoursome UK, flavorsome US, ambrosial, exquisite, nice, sapid, flavorous, toothful dated
2. Juicy — sexually attractive
juicy, voluptuous, seductive, lush, sexy, attractive, red-hot, provocative, desirable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Sexually attractive.
- adj. 2
Delicious.
Related words
- Word family
- toothsomeness
Example sentences
- delicious I ate lots of delicious, juicy ham last Christmas.
- palatable The pilot was revised to be more palatable to a mature audience.
- luscious What gives this chocolate mousse its luscious smoothness?
- delectable Delectable odors of ham and toast pervaded the air.
- juicy I ate lots of delicious, juicy ham last Christmas.
- voluptuous Layla turned into a voluptuous teenager.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| toothsome | rising | |
| delicious | rising | |
| palatable | steady | |
| luscious | rising | |
| delectable | rising | |
| juicy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nice1, sexy2, lush1
- 5 letters
- juicy2, yummy2, sapid
- 6 letters
- dainty2, savory3
- 7 letters
- savoury
- 8 letters
- luscious2, tasteful2, toothful
- 9 letters
- delicious3, desirable4, exquisite3, seductive3, palatable4, ambrosial3, flavorous
- 10 letters
- attractive3, delectable4, voluptuous4, appetizing4, appetising, flavorsome
- 11 letters
- provocative4, scrumptious, flavoursome
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sexy2 = 2 syllables).