delighted
- Adjective:
- Filled with wonder and delight: Experiencing a feeling of great pleasure, joy, or satisfaction, often mixed with a sense of pleasant surprise or enchantment.
- Greatly pleased: Feeling or showing a high degree of happiness, contentment, or gratification.
The adjective "delighted" is used to describe a state of intense pleasure or happiness. It is often used in both formal and informal contexts to express a strong positive reaction. It can be used predictively (after linking verbs like be, feel, look) or attributively (before a noun, though this is less common).
Predictive Use:
- We were delighted to receive your invitation. (We felt great pleasure upon receiving it.)
- She looked absolutely delighted with her birthday present. (Her expression showed she was very happy.)
- "I'd be delighted to help you with the project," he said. (He expressed great willingness and pleasure.)
Attributive Use (less frequent):
- A delighted crowd cheered the winning team. (A crowd filled with joy cheered.)
"to be delighted at/by/with something": To feel great pleasure because of a specific thing or event.
- The manager was delighted with the team's performance.
- I was delighted at the news of their engagement.
"to be delighted to do something": To be very happy and willing to perform an action.
- We are delighted to announce the birth of our son.
"to be delighted that...": To be very pleased about a fact or situation.
- He was delighted that his plan had succeeded.
Delight (noun/verb): The feeling or cause of great pleasure; to give great pleasure to someone.
- The garden was a delight to the senses. (Noun)
- Her singing delighted the audience. (Verb)
Delightful (adjective): Highly pleasing; giving great delight.
- We had a delightful evening at the concert.
- Pleased: Feeling or showing satisfaction.
- Thrilled: Very excited and pleased.
- Overjoyed: Extremely happy.
- Elated: In high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful.
- Disappointed: Sad or displeased because hopes or expectations were not met.
- Displeased: Not pleased; annoyed or unsatisfied.
- Miserable: Very unhappy or uncomfortable.
- Charmed and delighted: An emphatic phrase expressing extreme pleasure and satisfaction, often used in formal or gracious responses.
- I am charmed and delighted by your hospitality.
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filled with wonder and delight
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greatly pleased
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