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
Words Nearby delightful
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How to use delightful in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEASTMuch 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.
The Duchess Who Secretly Loved Elvis: Remembering Lunch with 'Debo,' The Last Mitford Sister | Lloyd Grove | September 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
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.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylFern cases were very much in vogue some years ago, and this is really a very delightful way of cultivating the plants.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinA delightful instance of this fell under my own observation, as I was walking on Hampstead Heath.
Children's Ways | James SullyAm 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.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
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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