Delighted Definition, Examples & Usage Guide

Meaning 1：feeling great pleasure (Delighted)

Delighted 🔊

/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/

adj.

Feeling or showing great pleasure, like when you get a wonderful surprise.

Delighted child smiling while unwrapping a gift in a bright room

feeling great pleasure 🔊

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/ˈfiːlɪŋ ɡreɪt ˈpleʒər/

adj.

Feeling or showing great pleasure, happiness, or satisfaction, often as a result of a positive event or surprise.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'delectare' (to charm), via Old French 'delit'; 'de-' intensifies + 'lectare' (attract).

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'De-light': flip a switch to banish darkness—sudden happiness lights up your face!

📖 Example

I was absolutely delighted when I received the acceptance letter from my dream university. 🔊 I was absolutely delighted when I received the acceptance letter from my dream university.

🔗 Collocations

delighted to see – Feeling very happy to see someone or something

delighted with – Expressing satisfaction with something

absolutely delighted – Completely and extremely happy

🔄 Synonyms

pleased (adj.) – Feeling satisfied or happy about something, often less intense than delighted.

thrilled (adj.) – Extremely pleased or excited, often about a specific event.

overjoyed (adj.) – Extremely happy, often to the point of being beyond measure.

🚫 Antonyms

displeased (adj.) – Feeling annoyed or unhappy about something.

disappointed (adj.) – Sad or unhappy because something did not happen as hoped.

unhappy (adj.) – Not feeling joy or pleasure; sad.

🌱 Derivatives

delight (n./v.) – A feeling of great pleasure; to give pleasure to someone.

delightful (adj.) – Causing delight; very pleasing.

delightfully (adv.) – In a way that causes delight; very pleasantly.

📖 Cultural Story

Shares root with 'delicious' from Latin 'delectare'. Shakespeare used 'delight' often, e.g., in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' to express joy.