delighted
adjective /dɪˈlaɪ.tɪd/
/-t̬ɪd/ Definition
B1 very pleased: a delighted audience Pat was delighted with her new flat. I was delighted at/by your news. [+ that] I'm absolutely delighted that you can come. [+ to infinitive] We'd be delighted to come to dinner on Friday.Feeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in something delightedly /-li/ adverb Feeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in something
(Definition of delighted adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) pleased as Punch idiom
- be dancing in the streets idiom
- be floating on air idiom
- be full of the joys of spring idiom
- be in seventh heaven idiom
- chirpy adjective
- chuffed adjective
- contented adjective
- ecstatic adjective
- elated adjective
- jaunty adjective
- joyful adjective
- joyous adjective
- jubilant adjective
- jump for joy idiom
- rapturous adjective
- thrilled adjective
- thrilled to bits idiom
- walk on air idiom
- wrapped adjective (HAPPY)
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