delighted
UK/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/
delighted adjective: greatly pleased. Also the simple past and past participle of delight.
Adjective
delighted (comparative more delighted, superlative most delighted)
- Greatly pleased.
- I am so delighted with my Tusculan villa that I never feel really happy till I get there.1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, volume 1 (hardcover), London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., page 4
- Number forty-seven said to number three: / You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. / I sure would be delighted with your company. / Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.1957, “Jailhouse Rock”, Elvis Presley (music)
- Filled with wonder and delight.
- Synonyms:
- elated, joyous, air-headed, blissed out, blissful, enrapt, rapt, cock-a-hoop, ecstatic, euphoric
Also used as
delighted is also the simple past and past participle of delight.
delighted meaning in Hindi, Gujarati, Arabic and Thai
delighted in Hindi
- Greatly pleased
- हर्षित harṣit, प्रसन्न prasann, मुदित mudit, आह्लादित āhlādit
- Filled with wonder and delight
- हर्षित harṣit, मुदित mudit, प्रसन्न prasann
delighted in Gujarati
- આનંદિત
delighted in Arabic
- Greatly pleased
- مَسْرُور masrūr
delighted in Thai
- Greatly pleased
- ยินดี yin-dii
Examples of delighted in a sentence
- Richard Feynman delighted in thumbing his nose at the dissidents and workers.
- She was delighted when she heard the crackling sound of the eggs hatching.
- We were delighted when I fell pregnant with my first son.
Synonyms of delighted
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- exultant
- filled with happiness
- giddy
- gladsome
- gleeful
- greatly pleased
- joyful
- lighthearted
- orgasmic
- on cloud nine
- over the moon
- overjoyed
- thrilled
- walking on air
Forms of delighted
| comparative | more delighted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most delighted |
Words formed from delighted
Phrases with delighted
Questions about delighted
- What does delighted mean?
- Delighted means greatly pleased.
- What is delighted in Hindi?
- Delighted in Hindi is हर्षित (harṣit), प्रसन्न (prasann), मुदित (mudit). See Delighted meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is delighted?
- Delighted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce delighted?
- Delighted is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ (UK).
Words near delighted in the dictionary
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