What does delightful mean?

delightful means "greatly pleasing or entertaining".

How many syllables are in delightful?

delightful has 3 syllables: de-light-ful. The stress falls on "light". In IPA it is /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/.

What is another word for delightful?

Close synonyms include delicious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is delightful a common word?

delightful is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Delightful — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
“a delightful surprise”
“the comedy was delightful”
“a delicious joke”
Synonymsdelicious
Similarpleasing

Questions about delightful

What does delightful mean?: delightful means "greatly pleasing or entertaining".
How many syllables are in delightful?: delightful has 3 syllables: de-light-ful. The stress falls on "light". In IPA it is /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/.
What is another word for delightful?: Close synonyms include delicious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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