delightful
giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
Origin of delightful
1Other words for delightful
Opposites for delightful
Other words from delightful
- de·light·ful·ly, adverb
- de·light·ful·ness, noun
- un·de·light·ful, adjective
- un·de·light·ful·ly, adverb
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How to use delightful in a sentence
And its delightfulness ought mainly to consist in those very imperfections which mark it for work done in times of rest.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) | John RuskinOne of the things upon which Mrs. Thorne laid great emphasis was the delightfulness of cold meals on hot days.
Living on a Little | Caroline French BentonWriters have gone into raptures about the delightfulness of an open-air luncheon or a boating excursion.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 | Gustave FlaubertShe rewarded him with all the charm, all the delightfulness, of which under the circumstances she was mistress.
Robert Elsmere | Mrs. Humphry WardHe owned her delightfulness for a man of Robert's dreamy, romantic, intense temperament.
Robert Orange | John Oliver Hobbes
British Dictionary definitions for delightful
/ (dɪˈlaɪtfʊl) /
giving great delight; very pleasing, beautiful, charming, etc
Derived forms of delightful
- delightfully, adverb
- delightfulness, noun
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