Delightful

  • 11delightful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ most, really ▪ It has been a most delightful evening. ▪ …

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  • 12delightful — adj. delightful to + inf. (it was delightful to swim in the heated pool) * * * [dɪ laɪtf(ə)l] delightful to + inf. (it was delightful to swim in the heated pool) …

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  • 13delightful — [[t]dɪla͟ɪtfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant. It was the most delightful garden I had ever seen... She remembered Lucy as beautiful, charming and absolutely delightful. Syn:… …

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  • 14delightful — de|light|ful [dıˈlaıtfəl] adj very pleasant ▪ a delightful little girl ▪ The whole house is delightful. >delightfully adv ▪ a movie that s full of delightfully comic moments …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15delightful — de|light|ful [ dı laıtfəl ] adjective * very pleasant or attractive: She was a delightful companion. There is a delightful little garden behind the house. ╾ de|light|ful|ly adverb: It s a delightfully witty and perceptive description …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16delightful — adjective 1) a delightful evening Syn: pleasant, lovely, pleasurable, enjoyable; amusing, entertaining, diverting; gratifying, satisfying; marvelous, wonderful, splendid, sublime, thrilling; informal great, super, fabulous …

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  • 17delightful — adjective 1) a delightful evening Syn: lovely, enjoyable, amusing, entertaining 2) the delightful Sally Syn: charming, enchanting, captivating, bewitching, appealing, sweet, endeari …

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  • 18delightful */ — UK [dɪˈlaɪtf(ə)l] / US [dɪˈlaɪtfəl] adjective very pleasant or attractive There is a delightful little garden behind the house. She was a delightful companion. Derived word: delightfully adverb It s a delightfully witty and perceptive description …

    English dictionary

  • 19delightful — adjective Date: circa 1530 highly pleasing < a delightful surprise > • delightfully adverb • delightfulness noun …

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  • 20delightful — delightfully, adv. delightfulness, n. /di luyt feuhl/, adj. giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise. [1520 30; DELIGHT + FUL] Syn. pleasant, pleasurable, enjoyable; charming, enchanting, delectable, agreeable. Ant …

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