delightful
delightful is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. "Delightful bowers." Spenser. "Delightful fruit." Milton. See Delicious. -- De*light"ful*ly, adv. -- De*light"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ambrosia
- ambrosial
- appetite
- appetizer
- appetizing
- bocca
- dainty
- delectable
- delicacy
- delicate
- delicatessen
- delicious
- deliciousness
- exquisite
- flatter
- game
- good
- gustful
- lickerish
- like
- luscious
- manger
- morsel
- nectar
- nice
- palatable
- palate
- per
- relish
- render
- rich
- savoriness
- savory
- scrumptious
- smack
- taste
- tasty
- the
- tickle
- tidbit
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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