ambrosia
ambrosia is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. Spenser.
- 2.Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ambrosial
- appetite
- appetizer
- appetizing
- bocca
- dainty
- delectable
- delicacy
- delicate
- delicatessen
- delicious
- deliciousness
- delightful
- exquisite
- flatter
- game
- good
- gustful
- lickerish
- like
- luscious
- manger
- morsel
- nectar
- nice
- palatable
- palate
- per
- relish
- render
- rich
- savoriness
- savory
- scrumptious
- smack
- taste
- tasty
- the
- tickle
- tidbit
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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