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Definitions for DELIGHTFUL
dɪˈlaɪt fəlde·light·ful

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. delightful, deliciousadjective

    greatly pleasing or entertaining

    "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"

Wiktionary

  1. delightfuladjective

    Pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Delightfuladjective

    Pleasant; charming; full of delight.

    Etymology: from delight and full.

    He was given to sparing in so immeasurable sort, that he did not only bar himself from the delightful, but almost from the necessary use thereof. Philip Sidney, b. iv.

    No Spring nor Summer on the mountain seen,
    Smiles with gay fruits, or with delightful green. Addison.

ChatGPT

  1. delightful

    Delightful refers to something that brings great pleasure, joy, or enjoyment. It often describes experiences, objects, or people that are very pleasing, charming, or attractive.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Delightfuladjective

    highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction

Wikidata

  1. Delightful

    "Delightful" is the first physical single released by Ami Suzuki under the label Avex Trax. It is commonly known as Suzuki's "comeback single", after 5 years of her previous major work.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'DELIGHTFUL' in Adjectives Frequency: #979

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DELIGHTFUL in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DELIGHTFUL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of DELIGHTFUL in a Sentence

  1. Steve Krantz:

    I always ask myself if what Im writing will satisfy a reader whos in a plane that cant land because of fog, or whos recovering from an operation in a hospital or who has to escape to a more delightful world for whatever reason, that is the test.

  2. Charles Simmons:

    Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.

  3. Mahatma Gandhi:

    Indolence is a delightful but distressing state we must be doing something to be happy.

  4. Terry Goodkind:

    Cara: I just found a delightful account of a case against a wizard who once fancied getting drunk, marching down to the market on Stentor Street, hiking up his robes to random women and commanding them to kiss the serpent.

  5. Bill Maher:

    Well, you should live out here for a while. You'll see some crazy s ---, and yet, as I always say, the climate is a disaster and the weather is delightful.

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