Delightful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dəˈlaɪt.fl̩/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Delightful is an adjective meaning Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
Meaning
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
Example Sentences
Congratulations on that delightful absurdity about Nimzovitch[.]
That is what I plan to do at Yahoo: give the end user something valuable and delightful that makes them want to come to Yahoo every day.
What? a higher delight to be drawn from the sight / Of fish full of life and of glee? / What a noodle you are! ’tis delightfuller far / To kill them than let them go free!
An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed 'to save notepaper') and enter into the delightful pastime of 'a chicken from Mr Whiteley's'.
Word Forms
- delightfuler
- delightfuller
- delightfulest
- delightfullest
- delightfull
Synonyms for delightful
Depending on context, synonyms include delectable, delicious, pleasing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pleasing, delicious, pleasurable, enjoyable, pleasure, pleasant.
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