de ‧ light ‧ ful /dɪˈlaɪtf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
very pleasant:
a delightful little girl
The whole house is delightful.
—delightfully adverb :
a movie that’s full of delightfully comic moments
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THESAURUS
■ describing something you like or enjoy
▪ nice especially spoken pleasant or enjoyable:
Did you have a nice day?
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It was nice to be back home again.
▪ lovely especially British English informal very nice:
We had a lovely time at the beach.
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The hotel was lovely.
▪ fun informal if something is fun, you enjoy it:
The holiday was great fun.
▪ enjoyable giving you pleasure:
We had a very enjoyable evening.
▪ wonderful very enjoyable:
It was a wonderful concert.
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The food was wonderful.
▪ great ( also brilliant British English ) informal very enjoyable:
‘How was the party?’ ‘It was great!’
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We all had a brilliant time.
▪ charming used about something that seems pleasant and has a lot of qualities that make you like it:
a charming little village in the Italian countryside
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I thought the restaurant was rather charming.
▪ delightful formal very pleasant or enjoyable:
There are many delightful walks in the area.
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a delightful evening
▪ pleasurable formal a pleasurable experience or feeling is one that you enjoy:
Shopping in the old city can be a pleasurable experience.
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a pleasurable feeling of relief