mouth watering[adjective]Synonyms: palatable, aperitive, appetizing, good-tasting, gusty, relishing, savory, tasteful, tasty, toothy
English Thesaurus: delicious, tasty, succulent, appetizing, mouth-watering, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ˈmouth-ˌwatering adjective food that is mouth-watering looks or smells extremely good:
a mouth-watering aroma coming from the kitchen [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
delicious something that is delicious tastes very good, and you enjoy eating or drinking it:
The apple pie is delicious with vanilla ice cream.tasty informal food that is tasty has a strong taste that you like:
She makes a really tasty dish with chicken and rice.succulent written succulent food contains a lot of juice and tastes good – used especially about fruit, vegetables, or meat:
succulent melons a succulent steakappetizing (
also appetising British English) food that looks or smells appetizing makes you feel that you want to eat it:
The soup didn’t look very appetizing but it tasted delicious.mouth-watering food that is mouth-watering smells or looks delicious, especially in a way that persuades you to buy or eat it:
The waiter came round with a tray of mouth-watering cream cakes.flavourful (
also flavorful American English) having a strong pleasant taste – used especially in written descriptions:
a flavourful red wineyummy/scrumptious informal tasting very good – used about food, not about drinks:
Her homemade brownies are really yummy. a scrumptious meal [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲