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单词 delightful
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Definition of delightful in English:

delightful

adjective dɪˈlʌɪtfʊldɪˈlʌɪtf(ə)ldəˈlaɪtfəl
  • Causing delight; charming.

    可喜的,令人愉快的,迷人的

    a delightful secluded garden

    迷人而僻静的花园。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a truly delightful detached home in an excellent location.
    • Here, the delightful aroma of tea will envelope and invigorate you.
    • A good cup of hot cocoa sounded delightful at the moment, and Eric licked his lips.
    • My cough sounds delightful like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together in a rugby brawl.
    • Either way, the idea behind it sounds delightful.
    • "Well, isn't this a delightful surprise, " Ella purred.
    • What a truly delightful prospect to be given the task of editing the entire Eircom phone directory.
    • Few come to Italy without thinking that it would be delightful to live there.
    • And then today some delightful woman decided she would join the plebs and go swimming.
    • The thing I have found most delightful is having friends all over the world.
    • The extras return to the formula and do not have any delightful surprises.
    • Anyway, it has also been delightful to be back seeing my loved ones.
    • But she parried our questions with a wit that reminds us why we found her mother so delightful.
    • I've eaten all of these recipes, and they are absolutely delightful.
    • I found it quite delightful, very different and definitely worth seeing.
    • The salmon was moist and succulent, the pastry buttery, rich and golden, delightful.
    • She was a delightful woman and made a enormous contribution to the council.
    • Even his gloves glowed before him, and he found the sensation quite delightful.
    • It's a venue for every occasion and one that offers delightful meals for special calendar dates.
    • Still, it provided some respite from the delightful aroma of cigarettes.
    Synonyms
    very pleasant, lovely, greatly to one's liking, very agreeable, very pleasurable
    enjoyable, congenial, amusing, entertaining, diverting, gratifying, satisfying
    marvellous, wonderful, magnificent, splendid, magical, exciting, thrilling, sublime
    informal great, super, fantastic, fabulous, fab, terrific, heavenly, divine, glorious, grand, magic, out of this world, cool, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
    British informal brilliant, brill, smashing
    North American informal peachy, neat, ducky
    Australian/New Zealand informal beaut, bonzer
    British informal, dated capital, wizard, corking, spiffing, ripping, cracking, top-hole, topping, champion, beezer
    North American informal, dated swell
    rare frabjous
    charming, enchanting, captivating, bewitching, entrancing, engaging, appealing, winning, fetching, sweet, endearing, cute
    lovely, adorable, delectable, delicious, gorgeous, ravishing, beautiful, pretty, very attractive
    Scottish &amp Northern English bonny, couthy
    informal dreamy, divine, adorbs
    British informal tasty

Derivatives

  • delightfulness

  • noun
    • The poet expresses this delightfulness in the adjectives which describe both the style and content of her teaching.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That is its delightfulness summed up right there.
      • There is a delightfulness in the relative ease with which these modest works register a psychological force similar to that of the more physically grand pieces.
      • Full of delightfulness and delicateness, boldness and plain audacity, the album tantalizes all the senses.
      • Something about movies that announce their delightfulness so aggressively is kind of off-putting.

Definition of delightful in US English:

delightful

adjectivedəˈlītfəldəˈlaɪtfəl
  • Causing delight; charming.

    可喜的,令人愉快的,迷人的

    a delightful secluded garden

    迷人而僻静的花园。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The thing I have found most delightful is having friends all over the world.
    • I found it quite delightful, very different and definitely worth seeing.
    • Few come to Italy without thinking that it would be delightful to live there.
    • "Well, isn't this a delightful surprise, " Ella purred.
    • But she parried our questions with a wit that reminds us why we found her mother so delightful.
    • Still, it provided some respite from the delightful aroma of cigarettes.
    • The salmon was moist and succulent, the pastry buttery, rich and golden, delightful.
    • My cough sounds delightful like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together in a rugby brawl.
    • It's a venue for every occasion and one that offers delightful meals for special calendar dates.
    • Even his gloves glowed before him, and he found the sensation quite delightful.
    • I've eaten all of these recipes, and they are absolutely delightful.
    • She was a delightful woman and made a enormous contribution to the council.
    • Anyway, it has also been delightful to be back seeing my loved ones.
    • And then today some delightful woman decided she would join the plebs and go swimming.
    • Here, the delightful aroma of tea will envelope and invigorate you.
    • Either way, the idea behind it sounds delightful.
    • This is a truly delightful detached home in an excellent location.
    • What a truly delightful prospect to be given the task of editing the entire Eircom phone directory.
    • A good cup of hot cocoa sounded delightful at the moment, and Eric licked his lips.
    • The extras return to the formula and do not have any delightful surprises.
    Synonyms
    very pleasant, lovely, greatly to one's liking, very agreeable, very pleasurable
    charming, enchanting, captivating, bewitching, entrancing, engaging, appealing, winning, fetching, sweet, endearing, cute
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