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.

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

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 …

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

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.

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

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

delightful meaning, definition, what is delightful: very pleasant: Learn more.