Meaning of delightful | Babel Free
dəˈlaɪt.fl̩Definitions
Equivalents
Examples
“What? a higher delight to be drawn from the sight / Of fish⟳ full of life and of glee? / What a noodle you are! ’tis delightfuller far / To kill⟳ them than let⟳ them go free!”
“O, Joy! quicker than fire! O, Hope⟳ of things! / O, gracious gladness mighty with delight! / O, subtle sweet, delightfuler than might! / Ah, me, no fiercer laughing unction springs / From the fair Hope⟳ of things!”
“Hon. Collier Weekly which furnish Japanese Schoolboy to public not often enough, when is his book coming out? […] That Boy is the dearest & sweetest & frankest & wisest & funniest & delightfulest & lovablest creation that has been added to our literature for a long time.”
“An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay⟳ aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed 'to save⟳ notepaper') and enter⟳ into the delightful pastime of 'a chicken from Mr Whiteley's'.”
“That is what I plan⟳ to do at Yahoo: give⟳ the end⟳ user something valuable and delightful that makes them want⟳ to come⟳ to Yahoo every day.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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