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Synonyms for delightful
dɪˈlaɪt fəlde·light·ful
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
delightful
Agreeable refers to whatever gives a mild degree of pleasure; as, an agreeable perfume. Acceptable indicates a thing to be worthy of acceptance; as, an acceptable offering. Grateful is stronger than agreeable or gratifying, indicating whatever awakens a feeling akin to gratitude. A pleasant face and pleasing manners arouse pleasurable sensations, and make the possessor an agreeable companion; if possessed of intelligence, vivacity, and goodness, such a person's society will be delightful. Criminals may find each other's company congenial, but scarcely delightful. Satisfying denotes anything that is received with calm acquiescence, as substantial food, or established truth. That is welcome which is received with joyful heartiness; as, welcome tidings. Compare BEAUTIFUL; CHARMING; DELICIOUS.
Synonyms:
acceptable, agreeable, congenial, delicious, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfying, welcomeAntonyms:
depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched
Princeton's WordNet
delightful, deliciousadjective
greatly pleasing or entertaining
"a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"
Synonyms:
luscious, delicious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy, pleasant-tasting, delectableAntonyms:
displeasing
Editors Contribution
delicioso
something delightful to eat
Dictionary of English Synonymes
delightfuladjective
Synonyms:
charming, enchanting, ravishing, very agreeable, highly pleasing
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
delightfuladjective
Synonyms:
charming, enchanting, rapturous, beatific, ravishing, delectable, pleasurable, delicious, congenial, enjoyable
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "delightful":
delicious, charming, lovely, exquisite, wonderful, scrumptious, delectable, tasty, pleasant, yummy
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #685 | welcome | |
| #2767 | wonderful | |
| #4670 | acceptable | |
| #4836 | lovely | |
| #5538 | pleasant | |
| #7625 | delicious | |
| #9031 | grateful | |
| #9412 | charming | |
| #11543 | satisfying | |
| #12426 | tasty | |
| #12582 | delightful | |
| #13127 | exquisite | |
| #13559 | refreshing | |
| #16939 | pleasing | |
| #19953 | yummy | |
| #27099 | luscious | |
| #29420 | agreeable | |
| #31143 | pleasurable | |
| #40362 | gratifying | |
| #44226 | delectable | |
| #57269 | scrumptious | |
| #58985 | congenial | |
| #277280 | toothsome |
How to use delightful in a sentence?
War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.
She’s bubbly, playing, friendly, sweet. She was eating an icy pole, she spilt it every way. She told me it was very, very sticky, which I believed, and she was just delightful.
There is no place more delightful than home.
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.
Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
Translations for delightful
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- لذيذArabic
- възхитителенBulgarian
- encantadorCatalan, Valencian
- entzückend, angenehm, reizvollGerman
- γοητευτικόςGreek
- delicioso, encantadorSpanish
- لذت بخشPersian
- ihastuttava, ihanaFinnish
- délicieuxFrench
- 楽しい, 愉快Japanese
- ಸಂತೋಷಕರKannada
- zachwycającyPolish
- deliciosRomanian
- восхитительный, приятный, очаровательныйRussian
- 愉快Chinese
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