Meaning & use

delightful

adjective·Everyday

Causing great pleasure or enjoyment; highly pleasing.

See it in a sentence

We had a delightful evening walking along the beach at sunset.

Her delightful sense of humor made even the dullest meetings enjoyable.

A note on using this word

Delightful is a warm, positive word suitable for experiences and people, slightly more elevated in tone than plain "nice."

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

unpleasantdisagreeable

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