delighted

de·light·ed

adjective

Definition of DELIGHTED

1

obsolete : delightful

2

: highly pleased

— de·light·ed·ly adverb

— de·light·ed·ness noun

Examples of DELIGHTED

1. The children were especially delighted that there were enough cookies for each of them to have two.
2. We were delighted by the performance.
3. They are delighted at the prospect of a visit from their grandchildren.

First Known Use of DELIGHTED

1601

Related to DELIGHTED

Synonyms

blissful, chuffed [British], glad, gratified, happy, joyful, joyous, pleased, satisfied, thankful, tickled

Antonyms

displeased, dissatisfied, joyless, sad, unhappy, unpleased, unsatisfied

Related Words

beaming, blithe, blithesome, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, gay, gladsome, lighthearted, sunny, upbeat; gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, merry, mirthful, smiling; beatific, ecstatic, elated, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, intoxicated, rapturous, rhapsodic (also rhapsodical); exuberant, exultant, jubilant, rapt, rejoicing, thrilled; hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine

Near Antonyms

abject, aggrieved, anguished, blue, brokenhearted, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, disheartened, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, melancholy; doleful, dolorous, lachrymose, mournful, plaintive, sorrowful, sorry, woeful; black, dark, desolate, dispirited, gloomy, glum, gray (also grey), grieved, heartbroken, heartsick, miserable, woebegone, wretched