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succulent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsʌkjələnt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus.

Meanings

  1. Juicy or lush.
    • Escargots, smoked salmon, fresh seafood, and pasta are all presented in succulent style, and the price is right. 1984 December, Pat Neisser, “Quebec”, in Orange Coast Magazine, volume 10, number 12, page 98:
    • “Ah. Good evening, sir. Can I interest you in a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?” 2024 November 25, Max Brockman, “P.I. Undercover: New York” (10:58 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 8, spoken by Laszlo Cravensworth (Matt Berry):
  2. Luscious or delectable.
    • It could be a verse from God's word that darts straight to the need of your heart with its succulent comfort. 2003, T. D. Jakes, God's Leading Lady, →ISBN:
    • Not far from me, I noticed a succulent blond. 2005, Michael Kent, The Big Jiggety: Or the Return of the Kind of American, →ISBN, page 44:
    • The peaceful revolution was achieved in the United States following 1820, largely under the guise of succulent phrases and legal technicalities. 2014, Carle C. Zimmerman, Family and Civilization, →ISBN:
    • "Hotter Than That," written by his wife, Lil Hardin, who had dandy rhythm herself, is scat vocal a la king, as Armstrong trades succulent phrases with guitar whiz Lonnie Johnson before offering a brief but telling solo. 2000, Stereophile - Volume 23, Issues 7-12, page 167:
    • Let go of the titles and just be the succulent woman you are each moment changing anew. 2005, Kathleen Scott, A Woman's Toolbox: Practical Tools for Creating a Balanced Life, →ISBN:
    • It will get a hard-on even if its owner sees a one-breasted woman with no teeth, and squinty eyes, just as long as she holds promise of a nice behind, agreeable thighs — a succulent woman. 2006, Fred Khumalo, Bitches' Brew, →ISBN, page 9:
  3. Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most succulent Degree=Sup lexicographic
more succulent Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

nonsucculent · subsucculent · Succulent Karoo · succulentness · succulently · semisucculent · unsucculent

Translations (59)

cy suddlon (juicy or lush) · es suculento (juicy or lush) · fr grasse (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · he בשרני (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · uk сокови́тий (juicy or lush) · io sukoza (juicy or lush) · pl mięsisty (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · fr succulent (juicy or lush) · fi mehukas (luscious or delectable) · hy հյութեղ (juicy or lush) · mk со́чен (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · br chugonus (juicy or lush) · es suculento (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · nl vetplant (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · fi mehevä (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · ru мясистый (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · mk ме́сест (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · fr succulent (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · pl soczysty (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · de sukkulent (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · nl succulent (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · fi möyheä (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · bg сукуле́нтен (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · nl succulent (juicy or lush) · mk со́чен (juicy or lush) · mk вку́сен (juicy or lush) · ru со́чный (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · nl sappig (luscious or delectable) · nl saprijk (juicy or lush) · ga súmhar (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · pt suculento (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · sq lëngshëm (juicy or lush) · fi mehukas (juicy or lush) · ca suculent (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · fr succulente (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · ga súmhar (juicy or lush) · mi tuawhiti (luscious or delectable) · da sukkulent (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · la succulentus (juicy or lush) · pdt sauftich (juicy or lush) · mi tuawhitu (juicy or lush) · sq njomësht (juicy or lush) · it sugoso (juicy or lush) · ca suculent (juicy or lush) · cs sukulentní (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · br druz (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · mi tuawhiti (juicy or lush) · pl soczysty (juicy or lush) · fr gras (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) · de saftig (juicy or lush) · bg привлека́телен (luscious or delectable) · pt suculento (juicy or lush) · bg месест (juicy or lush) · fi mehevä (juicy or lush) · fi mehevä (luscious or delectable) · mi ngaore (juicy or lush) · nl sappig (juicy or lush) · ru со́чный (juicy or lush) · bg сочен (juicy or lush)

succulent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsʌkjələnt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus.

Meanings

  1. A succulent plant.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
succulents Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (28)

cs sukulent (a succulent plant) · nl vetplant (a succulent plant) · tr sukulent bitki (a succulent plant) · vi cây mọng nước (a succulent plant) · de Fettpflanze (a succulent plant) · nl succulent (a succulent plant) · ca planta suculenta (a succulent plant) · ga planda súmhar (a succulent plant) · ru суккуле́нт (a succulent plant) · ja 多肉植物 (a succulent plant) · cmn 多肉植物 (a succulent plant) · fr plante grasse (a succulent plant) · ga súmharán (a succulent plant) · fi mehikasvi (a succulent plant) · ko 다육식물 (a succulent plant) · fr succulente (a succulent plant) · it pianta grassa (a succulent plant) · cmn 多肉 (a succulent plant) · es planta suculenta (a succulent plant) · pt suculenta (a succulent plant) · sv suckulent (a succulent plant) · cy planhigyn suddlon (a succulent plant) · mk со́чник (a succulent plant) · cmn 肉質植物 /肉质植物 (a succulent plant) · bg сукуле́нт (a succulent plant) · de Sukkulente (a succulent plant) · cy suglys (a succulent plant) · es suculenta (a succulent plant)