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delightful

[ dih-lahyt-fuhl ]

/ dɪˈlaɪt fəl /

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adjective

giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.

Origin of delightful

First recorded in 1520–30; delight + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR delightful

pleasant, pleasurable, enjoyable; charming, enchanting, delectable, agreeable.

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ANTONYMS FOR delightful

disagreeable.

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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

Words nearby delightful

delicia, delicious, delict, delight, delighted, delightful, delightsome, delilah, delillo, delimit, delimitate

Example sentences from the Web for delightful

It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.

‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits |Emily Shire |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Much of the fun of The Churchill Factor comes from the delightful and evervescent way Johnson tells the tale.

Boris Johnson’s Churchill Man Crush |Michael F. Bishop |November 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was a delightful, counterintuitive concept, perfectly suited to the philosophy, attitude, and technology of the Internet.

You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story |Walter Isaacson |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And RT is a delightful way (as geo-politics and professional wrestling are not) to bond with your teenage daughter.

Up To a Point: Binge Watching Putin's Propaganda Network |P. J. O’Rourke |September 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Dame Diana Rigg, who plays Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, has turned tales of critical bashing into a delightful play.

Diana Rigg: GOT's Queen of Thorns Speaks |Nico Hines |August 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The author was the most delightful and entertaining of literary men of our time, Mr. James Payn.

The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) |Harry Furniss
Then they began to chat like a pair of friends, and the young priest spent a delightful hour.

The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete |Emile Zola
We go about even the most delightful of our affairs in a sadly hum-drum way.

In Pastures Green |Peter McArthur
It was good to have a man around—especially such a delightful young man as Harry Pangborn—one whom they knew and could trust.

The Mystery of Jockey Hollow |Cleo Garis
I have told you all my delightful little secrets, and I have not told yours to another soul.

Frank Merriwell's Chums |Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for delightful

delightful

/ (dɪˈlaɪtfʊl) /

adjective

giving great delight; very pleasing, beautiful, charming, etc

Derived forms of delightful

delightfully, adverb delightfulness, noun