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Synonyms for delightful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-lahyt-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlaɪt fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for delightful
Définition of delightful
Origin :- c.1400, from delight (n.) + -ful. Related: Delightfully.
- adj pleasant, charming
- The home of the Birkenholt family was not one of the least delightful.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Had you been poor, how delightful would it have been to labour for my benefactor!
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Is it not delightful to know that you can start anything when you please?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- One of the most delightful things about temptation is yielding now and then.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The reverential care bestowed on this grave is delightful to witness.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Oh, how delightful it was to watch the variations of his countenance while I spoke!
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- There were delightful drinks too, from the manzanita and the chia.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- But although expectation was delightful, it was not sufficient for him, and he began again.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- There was plenty of game, the days passed pleasantly, the evenings were delightful.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- And if I obeyed, to what delightful discoveries or frightful dangers might it lead?
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
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