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delighted
de·light·ed D0111900 (dĭ-lī′tĭd)adj.1. Filled with delight.2. Obsolete Delightful.
de·light′ed·ly adv.de·light′ed·ness n.delighted (dɪˈlaɪtɪd) adj (often foll by an infinitive) extremely pleased (to do something): I'm delighted to hear it!. sentence substituteI should be delighted to! deˈlightedly adv deˈlightedness nde•light•ed (dɪˈlaɪ tɪd)
adj. 1. highly pleased. 2. Obs. delightful. [1595–1605] de•light′ed•ly, adv. delighted delightful">delightful1. 'delighted'If you are delighted, you are very pleased and excited about something. He was delighted with his achievement.He was delighted to meet them again.You do not use words such as 'very' or 'extremely' in front of delighted. If you want to say that someone is extremely pleased and excited, you can say that they are absolutely delighted. They were absolutely delighted with François from the start.You do not use words such as 'fairly', 'quite', or 'almost' in front of delighted. 2. 'delightful'Do not confuse delighted with delightful. If you say that someone or something is delightful, you mean that they are very pleasant and attractive. Her children really are delightful....a delightful room.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | delighted - greatly pleasedpleased - experiencing or manifesting pleasure | | 2. |  delighted - filled with wonder and delight beguiled, enthralled, entranced, captivated, charmedenchanted - influenced as by charms or incantations |
delightedadjective pleased, happy, charmed, thrilled, enchanted, ecstatic, captivated, jubilant, joyous, elated, over the moon (informal), overjoyed, rapt, gladdened, cock-a-hoop, blissed out, in seventh heaven, sent He was delighted with the public response.delightedadjectiveEagerly compliant:glad, happy, pleased, tickled.Translations- I'm delighted to meet you at last → 很高兴终于跟您见面了
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delight (someone) by (doing something)To please someone by doing something. My husband delighted me by throwing a surprise party for my birthday.See also: by, delightdelight (someone) with (something)To give someone something that makes them happy. My husband delighted me with a brand new car for my birthday.See also: delightdelighted to have youA phrase said when one is happy to be visited by someone. Feel free to stay as long as you like—we're just delighted to have you!See also: delighted, havedelighted to make your acquaintanceI'm very happy to meet you. After hearing so many good things about you, I'm delighted to make your acquaintance, Stu. A: "You must be Jenny. It's so nice to meet you." B: "Delighted to make your acquaintance."See also: acquaintance, delighted, make(I'm) delighted to have you (here). and (We're) delighted to have you (here).You're welcome here any time.; Glad you could come. (See also (It's) good to have you here">(It's) good to have you here.) Bill: Thank you for inviting me for dinner, Mr. Franklin. Bill: I'm delighted to have you. "We're delighted to see you," said Tom's grandparents. "It's so nice to have you here for a visit."See also: delighted, have(I'm) delighted to make your acquaintance.Fig. I am very glad to meet you. Tom: My name is Tom. I work in the advertising department. Mary: I'm Mary. I work in accounting. Delighted to make your acquaintance. Tom: Yeah. Good to meet you. Fred: Sue, this is Bob. He'll be working with us on the Wilson project. Sue: I'm delighted to make your acquaintance, Bob. Bob: My pleasure.See also: acquaintance, delighted, makedelighted
Synonyms for delightedadj pleasedSynonyms- pleased
- happy
- charmed
- thrilled
- enchanted
- ecstatic
- captivated
- jubilant
- joyous
- elated
- over the moon
- overjoyed
- rapt
- gladdened
- cock-a-hoop
- blissed out
- in seventh heaven
- sent
Synonyms for delightedadj eagerly compliantSynonymsSynonyms for delightedadj greatly pleasedRelated Wordsadj filled with wonder and delightSynonyms- beguiled
- enthralled
- entranced
- captivated
- charmed
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