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- Dictionaryde·light·ful/dəˈlītf(ə)l/
adjective
- 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.
The meaning of DELIGHTFUL is highly pleasing. How to use delightful in a sentence.
Synonyms for DELIGHTFUL: pleasant, delicious, enjoyable, nice, sweet, pleasing, satisfying, good; Antonyms of DELIGHTFUL: unpleasant, disagreeable, unwelcome, ghastly, miserable, abominable, horrid, disgusting
Delightful definition: giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing. See examples of DELIGHTFUL used in a sentence.
Anything delightful causes pleasure or joy. For most people, watching a puppy play is delightful. Delight is a strong positive emotion. 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. Making a new friend is delightful.
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' delightful. (dɪlaɪtfʊl ) adjective B2. If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant. It was the most delightful garden I had ever seen. Synonyms: pleasant, pleasing, charming, engaging More Synonyms of delightful. delightfully adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed] B2.
: 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. of more delight than hawks or horses be Shakespeare. delight.
'delightful' Do not confuse delighted with delightful. If you say that someone or something is delightful, you mean that they are very pleasant and attractive.
delightful that gives you great pleasure; very attractive: a delightful little fishing village; wonderful, lovely or delightful? All these words can describe times, events, places, sights, feelings and the weather. Wonderful can also describe a chance or ability.
