The meaning of DELIGHTFUL is highly pleasing. How to use delightful in a sentence.

She's enthusiastic and delightful, filled with pride and stories about people with whom she feels an intrinsic connection, though she's never met most of them.

DELIGHTFUL definition: giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing. See examples of delightful used in a sentence.

Define delightful. delightful synonyms, delightful pronunciation, delightful translation, English dictionary definition of delightful. adj. Greatly pleasing. de·light′ful·ly adv. de·light′ful·ness n.

de•light•ful /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/ adj. giving delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise. de•light•ful•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 de•light•ful (di līt′ …

Factsheet What does the adjective delightful mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective delightful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Anything delightful causes pleasure or joy. For most people, watching a puppy play is delightful.

If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant. It was the most delightful garden I had ever seen.

Definition of delightful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

It is delightful [= wonderful, great] to be here. That was a delightful party. She's a delightful person.