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delighted

[dih-lahy-tid]

adjective

  1. highly pleased.

    Synonyms:
  2. Obsolete.delightful.



delighted

/ ɪˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. (often foll by an infinitive) extremely pleased (to do something)

    I'm delighted to hear it!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
  1. I should be delighted to!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • delightedly adverb
  • delightedness noun
  • quasi-delighted adjective
  • quasi-delightedly adverb
  • undelighted adjective
  • undelightedly adverb
  • ˈٱ adverb
  • ˈٱԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of delighted1

First recorded in 1595–1605; delight + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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"I'm just delighted to be in it," he said.

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"Definitely feeling a bit of relief, just so delighted for everyone who has put in so much work the last few years," he told TG4.

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"We are delighted to go through. German darts is in good shape right now and we will continue to push forward."

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He said the tribe’s members feel delighted to be once again stewarding these lands and waterways, as their ancestors once did.

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Pali High, whose campus was partially burned in the Palisades fire, held its graduation at the Hollywood Bowl, a historic venue that delighted attendees.

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