delightful

adjective

de·​light·​ful di-ˈlīt-fəl 

dē-

: highly pleasing

a delightful surprise

enjoyed a delightful brunch

delightfully

di-ˈlīt-fə-lē 

dē-

adverb

delightfulness noun

Synonyms

• pleasant
• delicious
• enjoyable
• nice
• sweet
• pleasing
• satisfying
• good
• heavenly
• welcome

Examples of delightful in a Sentence

It has been delightful meeting you.

That was a delightful party.

Recent Examples on the Web

Gage writes with the style of a young person — with the benefit of hindsight, growth and a now-booming Hollywood career — attempting to find meaning and message in a profoundly complicated early life, without sparing a single devastating or delightful detail. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025

Beauvoir’s letters show a softer, surprisingly endearing side of the pioneering feminist, and Acocella mines them for the delightful and the dirty. —Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025

Does Elsbeth figure it all out in delightful fashion, per usual? —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025

Videos on Sora range from the absurd to the delightful to the confusing. —Jared Perlo, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see delight entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for delightful

• insightful
• frightful
• rightful
• spiteful

Kids Definition

delightful

adjective

de·​light·​ful di-ˈlīt-fəl 

: highly pleasing : giving delight

delightfully

-fə-lē 

adverb

delightfulness noun