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- 1. causing delight; charming: "a delightful secluded garden" Similar Opposite
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very pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable: Our new neighbours are delightful. Thank you for a delightful evening. Synonym. delicious. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. giving pleasure and holding your attention. good It's a good film overall. enjoyable We had an enjoyable time with Bob and Helen.
: highly pleasing. a delightful surprise. enjoyed a delightful brunch. delightfully. di-ˈlīt-fə-lē. dē- adverb. delightfulness noun. Synonyms. agreeable. blessed. blest. congenial. darling. delectable. delicious. delightsome. dreamy. dulcet. enjoyable. felicitous.
We feel delight when something entertains or pleases us very much. Such things can be called delightful. After weeks of cold weather, a sunny day is delightful.
Delightful definition: giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing. See examples of DELIGHTFUL used in a sentence.
Giving great delight; very pleasing, beautiful, charming, etc.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Define delightful. delightful synonyms, delightful pronunciation, delightful translation, English dictionary definition of delightful. adj. Greatly pleasing. de·light′ful·ly adv. de·light′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
very pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable: Our new neighbors are delightful. Thank you for a delightful evening. Synonym. delicious. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. giving pleasure and holding your attention. good It's a good film overall. enjoyable We had an enjoyable time with Bob and Helen.
Definition of delightful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
very pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable: We had a delightful evening. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. delightfully. adverb. (Definition of delightful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. de· light di-ˈlīt. dē- Synonyms of delight. 1. : a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy. children squealing in delight. also : extreme satisfaction. seems to take delight in the misfortunes of others. 2. : something that gives great pleasure. her performance was a delight. 3. archaic : the power of affording pleasure.
