Toothsome — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

acceptable to the taste or mind

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈuːθsʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈuːθsʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈuːθsʌm/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈuːθsʌm/.

Examples

palatable food
a palatable solution to the problem
juicy barmaids

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

voluptuous delectable yummy pleasant-tasting palatable delicious juicy luscious red-hot scrumptious

Antonyms

unpalatable

Parts of Speech

adjective	acceptable to the taste or mind “palatable food”
adjective	extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
adjective	having strong sexual appeal “juicy barmaids”

Word Forms

palatableness	noun	acceptability to the mind or feelings
palatability	noun	the property of being acceptable to the mouth
toothsomeness	noun	extreme appetizingness
voluptuousness	noun	the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zahnig

für den Geschmack oder den Geist akzeptabel

🇫🇷French

savoureux

acceptable au goût ou à l'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

sabroso

aceptable para el gusto o la mente

🇮🇹Italian

appetitoso

accettabile per il gusto o la mente

🇳🇱Dutch

smakelijk

aanvaardbaar voor de smaak of geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

saboroso

aceitável ao gosto ou à mente

🇷🇺Russian

вкусный

приемлемый на вкус или разум

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मज़ेदार

स्वाद या मन को स्वीकार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

দাঁতসম

স্বাদ বা মনের কাছে গ্রহণযোগ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

பல்வகை

ரசனைக்கு அல்லது மனதிற்கு ஏற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

దంతములుగల

రుచి లేదా మనస్సుకు ఆమోదయోగ్యమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

टूथसम

चव किंवा मनाला मान्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટૂથસમ

સ્વાદ અથવા મન માટે સ્વીકાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಲ್ಲಿನ

ರುಚಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರಾರ್ಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പല്ലുള്ള

അഭിരുചിക്കോ മനസ്സിനോ സ്വീകാര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੰਦਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ

ਸੁਆਦ ਜਾਂ ਮਨ ਲਈ ਸਵੀਕਾਰਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

دانتوں والا

ذائقہ یا دماغ کے لئے قابل قبول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

好吃的

口味或思想可以接受

🇯🇵Japanese

歯がゆい

味覚や心に受け入れられる

🇰🇷Korean

맛있다

취향이나 마음에 받아들일 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngon miệng

chấp nhận được theo sở thích hoặc tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

น่าฟัน

เป็นที่ยอมรับในรสชาติหรือจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

enak

dapat diterima oleh selera atau pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

ngipin

katanggap-tanggap sa panlasa o isip

🇲🇾Malay

gigih

boleh diterima oleh rasa atau fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسنن

مقبولة للذوق أو العقل

🇮🇷Persian

دندان گیر

برای ذائقه یا ذهن قابل قبول است

🇹🇷Turkish

diş çıkarıcı

zevke veya zihne kabul edilebilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

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