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delightful
[ dih-lahyt-fuhl ]
adjective
- giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing:
a delightful surprise.
Synonyms: delectable, enchanting, charming, enjoyable, pleasurable, pleasant, agreeable
Antonyms: disagreeable
delightful
/ dɪˈlaɪtfʊl /
adjective
- giving great delight; very pleasing, beautiful, charming, etc
Derived Forms
- deˈlightfully, adverb
- deˈlightfulness, noun
Other Words From
- de·lightful·ly adverb
- de·lightful·ness noun
- unde·lightful adjective
- unde·lightful·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of delightful1
Example Sentences
Mitchell has been able to freely make his way into the lane, where he has shown off a delightful array of interior finishes.
Virtual bar mitzvah celebrations, surprisingly delightful Zoomtails with distant friends, and rapid adoption by schools catapulted Zoom into the zeitgeist.
The dynamic duo, their formerly-medieval-princess wives, their daughters who are carbon copies of themselves, the humans of the future, the humans of the past — everyone is delightful.
Finally, for fans of period drama, the movie of “Downton Abbey” is a delightful diversion.
Thirteen craft cocktails are served – each unique and delightful in its own way.
It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.
Much of the fun of The Churchill Factor comes from the delightful and evervescent way Johnson tells the tale.
It was a delightful, counterintuitive concept, perfectly suited to the philosophy, attitude, and technology of the Internet.
The Duchess — more of a mainstream centrist and a bit of a belle-lettrist herself — was totally delightful.
And RT is a delightful way (as geo-politics and professional wrestling are not) to bond with your teenage daughter.
The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
Fern cases were very much in vogue some years ago, and this is really a very delightful way of cultivating the plants.
A delightful instance of this fell under my own observation, as I was walking on Hampstead Heath.
Am I not in France—gay, delightful France—partaking of the kindness and civility of the country?
She was his best friend and a delightful person to have for a mother; her soul might be her own possession undisturbed.
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