delightful
greatly pleasing or entertaining
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,008 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,943 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- greatly pleasing or entertaining also: delicious a delightful surprisethe comedy was delightful
delightful in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Delightful for a few months, but very grim all the rest of the year.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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The next morning dawned bright and sunny, and I was full of the anticipation of a delightful visit.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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He walked on alone, chewing the cud of a delightful experience; trying, not unsuccessfully, to recall some of Mr. Desmond's anecdotes.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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We have often been asked how we contrive to put together every week the delightful paragraphs which appear in this column.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1