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adjective
- 1. feeling or showing great pleasure: "a delighted smile"
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B1. very pleased: a delighted audience. delighted with Pat was delighted with her new house. delighted at I was delighted at your news. delighted by We have been delighted by the amount of interest. [ + that ] I'm absolutely delighted that you can come. [ + to infinitive ] We'd be delighted to come to dinner on Friday.
1. obsolete : delightful. 2. : highly pleased. was delighted to see her friend. delightedly adverb. delightedness noun. Synonyms. blissful. chuffed [ British] glad. gratified. happy. joyful. joyous. pleased. satisfied. thankful. tickled. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of delighted in a Sentence.
noun. de· light di-ˈlīt. dē- Synonyms of delight. 1. : a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy. children squealing in delight. also : extreme satisfaction. seems to take delight in the misfortunes of others. 2. : something that gives great pleasure. her performance was a delight. 3. archaic : the power of affording pleasure.
verb [ T ] uk / dɪˈlaɪt / us / dɪˈlaɪt / to give someone great pleasure or satisfaction: Peter's academic success delighted his family. Opposite. displease formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Delighted definition: highly pleased.. See examples of DELIGHTED used in a sentence.
If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something. I know Frank will be delighted to see you. He said that he was delighted with the public response.
Define delighted. delighted synonyms, delighted pronunciation, delighted translation, English dictionary definition of delighted. adj. 1. Filled with delight. 2. Obsolete Delightful. de·light′ed·ly adv. de·light′ed·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...
You can use the adjective delighted to describe being really pleased or happy with something. Maybe you would be "stoked" about getting backstage passes to a concert, while someone getting backstage passes to the symphony would be delighted.
Definition of delighted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
something or someone that gives great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness: My sister's little boy is a real delight. The movie is a delight from start to finish. it is a delight to It was a delight to see her so happy and relaxed. the delights of something. the pleasures that something gives: We're just discovering the delights of being retired.
