Meaning & use
feeling delighted
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Meaning
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Feeling very pleased and happy about something.
Grammar: Often followed by 'to' + verb or 'with' + noun: I'm delighted to help. She felt delighted with the result.
Patterns
- be delighted to do something
- be delighted with something
- be delighted that ...
She was feeling delighted after receiving the scholarship.
We are delighted to welcome you to our home.
He felt delighted with his new car.
Common combinations
- absolutely delighted
- I'm absolutely delighted with the news.
- delighted to hear
- We're delighted to hear about your engagement.
- delighted with the results
- The scientists were delighted with the results of the experiment.
Synonyms and how they differ
- thrilled
- Thrilled is even stronger and more excited than delighted.
- pleased
- Pleased is milder and less intense; delighted suggests a higher level of happiness.
- overjoyed
- Overjoyed means extremely happy, often more than delighted.
Opposites
Word family
- delight noun
- Great pleasure.
- delightful adjective
- Causing great pleasure; very pleasant.
- delightfully adverb
- In a delightful manner.
Commonly confused: feeling delighted or delightful?
feeling delighted vs delightful
Delightful describes something that causes delight, while delighted describes a person who feels delight.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'feeling delighted' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Feeling delighted means very pleased, so it fits a positive event like receiving an award. The other options pair it with negative situations.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “feeling delighted”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.