Delightful
What it means
Giving lively pleasure through charm, warmth, or enjoyable quality.
Reach for it when praising an experience or person that is more than merely pleasant
We found a delightful courtyard behind the busy market.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
Fits when humor is the source of pleasure
Careful Amusement is only one route to delight and may trivialize a moving experience.
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everyday
Fits when warm approval should sound natural and broad
Careful Lovely is less specific and can become a routine compliment.
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everyday
Fits when comfort and absence of problems are enough
Careful Pleasant is restrained and can make genuine delight sound lukewarm.
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warm
Fits when distinctive appeal or manner wins affection
Careful Charm may excuse flaws and does not always mean the whole experience was delightful.
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professional
Fits when the positive experience needs calm, credible wording
Careful Enjoyable meets a lower emotional bar than delightful.
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professional
Fits when welcome novelty or relief creates the positive response
Careful Refreshing praises contrast with what came before, not inherent charm.
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literary
Fits when beauty or atmosphere feels almost magical
Careful The magical coloring overstates a useful event that was simply very enjoyable.
Opposites 3
- unpleasant
- tedious
- disappointing
Common phrases 3
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delightful surprise
The handwritten map was a delightful surprise inside the old guidebook.
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delightful evening
A delightful evening of stories followed the community supper.
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delightful person
Niko is a delightful person who makes newcomers feel included.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated