# delightfully

**Pronunciation:** /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/ · dih-LITE-fuh-lee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that causes great pleasure, satisfaction, or charm.

## Examples

- The children giggled delightfully as the clown performed his tricks.
- She found the old bookstore to be a delightfully cozy place to spend an afternoon.
- The chef prepared a meal that was both simple and delightfully flavorful.

## Synonyms

- pleasantly — More general sense of agreeable or enjoyable.
- charmingly — Emphasizes attractiveness and ability to please.
- joyfully — Suggests a stronger, more overt expression of happiness.
- exquisitely — Implies extreme beauty or perfection, often with a delicate quality.

## Antonyms

- unpleasantly — In a way that causes discomfort or dislike.
- disagreeably — In a way that is not agreeable or causes annoyance.

## Collocations

- delightfully simple — The solution to the complex problem was delightfully simple.
- delightfully surprising — The ending of the novel was delightfully surprising.
- delightfully warm — The weather in the mountains was delightfully warm for this time of year.

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