Ambrosial
adj.joyful, calmliterary
What it means
Exceptionally pleasing in taste, fragrance, or sensory richness.
Reach for it when using deliberately elevated praise for a remarkable flavor or scent
The orchard released an ambrosial fragrance after the rain.
Choose between these
6- playful
informal exaggeration suits delighted reaction
not when Heavenly is a cliché and unsuitable for measured description.
- everyday
excellent taste should be stated plainly
not when Delicious does not naturally describe fragrance or sound.
- warm
food gives refined pleasure
not when Delectable can sound coy and is mostly limited to taste.
- professional
pleasant scent is the precise sensory fact
not when Fragrant says nothing about taste or extraordinary quality.
- formal
rare delicacy and refinement deserve emphasis
not when Exquisite can describe craft or pain and lacks the food association.
- literary
nectareous
sweet richness suits ornate prose
not when Nectareous is rarer than ambrosial and likely to distract.
Said against
3- unpalatable
- foul-smelling
- insipid
It naturally appears in
3- ambrosial aroma
An ambrosial aroma drifted from the bakery.
- ambrosial flavor
Roasted peaches gave the tart an ambrosial flavor.
- ambrosial scent
The flowers released an ambrosial scent at dusk.