delightful as an adjective: - 1
delightful
adjective
1 delightful
Greatly pleasing or entertaining:
— A delightful surprise.
— The comedy was delightful.
synonym: delicious.
Roget 829:
causing pleasure
etc.
v.;
laetificant†;
pleasure-giving,
pleasing,
pleasant,
pleasurable;
agreeable;
grateful,
gratifying;
leef†,
lief,
acceptable;
welcome,
welcome as the roses in May;
welcomed;
favorite;
to one's taste,
to one's mind,
to one's liking;
satisfactory
etc.
(good)
648.
refreshing;
comfortable;
cordial;
genial;
glad,
gladsome;
sweet,
delectable,
nice,
dainty;
delicate,
delicious;
dulcet;
luscious
etc.
396;
palatable
etc.
394;
luxurious,
voluptuous;
sensual
etc.
377.
[of people]
attractive
etc.
615;
inviting,
prepossessing,
engaging;
winning,
winsome;
taking,
fascinating,
captivating,
killing;
seducing,
seductive;
heart-robbing,
alluring,
enticing;
appetizing
etc.
(exciting)
824;
cheering
etc.
836;
bewitching;
enchanting,
entrancing,
enravishing†.
charming;
delightful,
felicitous,
exquisite;
lovely
etc.
(beautiful)
845;
ravishing,
rapturous;
heartfelt,
thrilling,
ecstatic;
beatic†;
beatific;
seraphic;
empyrean;
elysian
etc.
(heavenly)
981.
palmy,
halcyon,
Saturnian.
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Roget 394:
savory,
delicious,
tasty,
well-tasted,
to one's taste,
good,
palatable,
nice,
dainty,
delectable;
toothful†,
toothsome;
gustful†,
appetizing,
lickerish†,
delicate,
exquisite,
rich,
luscious,
ambrosial,
scrumptious,
delightful.
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Moby thesaurus: adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, appealing, attractive, beautiful, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, congenial, dainty, darling, delectable, delicate, delicious, diverting, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, enravishing, entertaining, enthralling, entrancing, exciting, exquisite, fair, fascinating, fetching, fun, good, good to eat, good-tasting, gratifying, gustable, gusty, heart-robbing, heavenly, humorous, ineffable, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, joyful, juicy, likable, lovely, luscious, lush, luxurious, nectareous, nectarous, nice, of gourmet quality, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, ravishing, recreational, sapid, satisfying, savorous, savory, scrumptious, sensuous, succulent, taking, tantalizing, tasty, tempting, thrilling, titillating, titillative, toothsome, voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching, yummy ... show more.
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