delightful
adjective
de·light·ful
di-ˈlīt-fəl 
dē-
: highly pleasing
a delightful surprise
enjoyed a delightful brunch
delightfulness
noun
Examples of delightful in a Sentence
It has been delightful meeting you.
That was a delightful party.
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Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
And Then, There’s Power Shot As delightful as the drive experience is, there is one more feature the driver will find delightful: Power Shot.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The 40 minutes that follow the duo’s first contact are as delightful as action-romance filmmaking gets.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
The industry legend and king of deadpan humor accidentally crashed Jessica Williams’s big moment at the SAG Awards, and their interaction about it was just delightful.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Delightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delightful. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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delightful
adjective
de·light·ful
di-ˈlīt-fəl
: highly pleasing : giving delight
delightfulness
noun
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