Etymology

delightable

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Today it means: Delightful. Full definition →

Middle English delitable ← Old French delitable
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  1. Old French · derived fromdelitable
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdelitable
  3. English todaydelightable

From Middle English delitable, from Old French delitable. By surface analysis, delight + -able. Piecewise doublet of delectable.

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