delighted
- 1Feeling very happy and pleased about something.
Like how you feel when you open a present you really wanted.
She was delighted with the birthday gift her friends chose.
We are delighted to have you join our team.
Similarpleased, thrilled, overjoyed, happy, glad
Oppositedisappointed, dismayed, unhappy, displeased
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- 2Feeling full of joy and wonder at something amazing.
Like a child seeing real snow for the very first time.
The children were delighted by the magician's vanishing dove.
She looked delighted as the fireworks lit up the night sky.
Similarthrilled, overjoyed, joyful, ecstatic, elated
Oppositebored, unimpressed, indifferent
- 3Past tense and past participle of delight. Use this form for something that already happened.
The clown delighted the young guests at the birthday party.
Her surprise visit delighted the whole family.
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delighted is a form of delight
delight, verb: To feel very happy about something you enjoy. Full entry
- Forms
- delightdelights he/she/itdelighting -ing formdelighted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- delight → delighted: add -ed
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