Delightful meaning

Context examples In all their walks, he had had to jump her from the stiles; the sensation was delightful to her. (Persuasion, by Jane Austen) The shock, however, being less real than the relief, offered it no injury; and she began to talk with easy gaiety of the delightful melancholy which such a grove inspired. (Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen) And Laurie sat down with a submissive expression delightful to behold. (Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott) I grieve to leave Thornfield: I love Thornfield:—I love it, because I have lived in it a full and delightful life,—momentarily at least. (Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë) If I could suppose my aunt really to care for me, it would be delightful to feel myself of consequence to anybody. (Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen) This is delightful, is not it? (Emma, by Jane Austen) I said I was sure it must be delightful to her, and all that was delightful to her was delightful to me. (David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens) I never liked garlic before, but to-night it is delightful! (Dracula, by Bram Stoker) "This forest is perfectly delightful," declared the Lion, looking around him with joy. (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum) When happy, inanimate nature had the power of bestowing on me the most delightful sensations. (Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) Learn English with... Proverbs

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It was the most delightful garden I had ever seen. • American English: dɪˈlaɪtfəl/ • Arabic: مـُمْتِع • Brazilian Portuguese: encantador • Chinese: 令人高兴的 • Croatian: divan • Czech: rozkošný • Danish: herlig • Dutch: verrukkelijk • European Spanish: • Finnish: ihastuttava • French: • German: • Greek: απολαυστικός • Italian: • Japanese: 楽しい • Korean: • Norwegian: skjønn • Polish: zachwycający • European Portuguese: • Romanian: încântător • Russian: восхитительный • Latin American Spanish: • Swedish: förtjusande • Thai: น่ายินดีมาก, น่าสุขใจมาก • Turkish: keyif verici • Ukrainian: чудовий • Vietnamese: vui vẻ