Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Greatly pleasing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction: as, a delightful thought; a delightful prospect.
- Synonyms Delicious, Delightful (see
delicious ); charming, exquisite, enchanting, rapturous, ravishing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Pleasant ;pleasing , bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective greatly pleasing or entertaining
Etymologies
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Examples
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After a short visit which Josephine made to St. Leu, and which she describes as delightful, she returned to Malmaison, and Hortense went to the springs of Aix-la-Chapelle, taking her two children with her.
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Also delightful is the fact that Sawako never once entertains the notion of changing her appearance; she just wants to introduce her classmates to the girl on the inside.
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Also delightful is the fact that Sawako never once entertains the notion of changing her appearance; she just wants to introduce her classmates to the girl on the inside.
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It is paced for the Greenlandic tempo and the desolate landscape, as it reveals a culture under attack in delightful story telling fashion.
Stewart Nusbaumer: Peace & Survial: Two Worthy Docs Stewart Nusbaumer 2010
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Finding dresses, which I prefer to wear, is very hard to find in delightful fabrics.
The Art of Frederick Morgan: Examples of 19th Century Modest, Feminine Dress 2009
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Inut is a delightful adventure with spectacular scenery -- winning the Woodstock Film Festival's cinematography award -- paced for Greenland culture and the mammoth landscape, while revealing a culture under attack in delightful story telling fashion.
Stewart Nusbaumer: Peace & Survial: Two Worthy Docs Stewart Nusbaumer 2010
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Inut is a delightful adventure with spectacular scenery -- winning the Woodstock Film Festival's cinematography award -- paced for Greenland culture and the mammoth landscape, while revealing a culture under attack in delightful story telling fashion.
Stewart Nusbaumer: Peace & Survial: Two Worthy Docs Stewart Nusbaumer 2010
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Also delightful is the fact that Sawako never once entertains the notion of changing her appearance; she just wants to introduce her classmates to the girl on the inside.
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It is paced for the Greenlandic tempo and the desolate landscape, as it reveals a culture under attack in delightful story telling fashion.
Stewart Nusbaumer: Peace & Survial: Two Worthy Docs Stewart Nusbaumer 2010
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You spend much more of your time wincing at noxious stinks, than reveling in delightful aromas.
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