1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive]
If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something.
I know Frank will be delighted to see you.
He said that he was delighted with the public response. [+ with]
Synonyms: pleased, happy, charmed, thrilled More Synonyms of delighted
delightedlyadverb [ADVERB with verb]
'There!' Jackson exclaimed delightedly.
2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive]
If someone invites or asks you to do something, you can say that you would be delighted to do it, as a way of showing that you are very willing to do it.
[feelings]
'You must come to Tinsley's graduation party.'—'I'd be delighted.'
delighted in British English
(dɪˈlaɪtɪd)
adjective
1. (often foll by an infinitive)
extremely pleased (to do something)
I'm delighted to hear it!
sentence substitute
2.
I should be delighted to!
Derived forms
delightedly (deˈlightedly)
adverb
delightedness (deˈlightedness)
noun
delighted in American English
(dɪˈlaɪtɪd)
adjective
1.
highly pleased; happy
2. Obsolete
delightful
Derived forms
delightedly (deˈlightedly)
adverb
Examples of 'delighted' in a sentence
delighted
Most people seemed delighted we had made the effort to visit.
The Sun (2016)
They all look delighted with their smart new toy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But this morning he will be absolutely delighted to be in the fourth round.
The Sun (2017)
He said: 'I am delighted he is back.
The Sun (2017)
We are just delighted to be back.
The Sun (2007)
We are absolutely delighted that we have two players like that.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Most people see a delighted woman in her sixties.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She seems delighted to meet the assembled press.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He just looks delighted at the possibility of a fire.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He was absolutely delighted and anything but shy about telling other people.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
All his relatives seem genuinely delighted to see him when he pitches up at their door.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The delighted looks on their faces presumably also help him chase away the suspicion that he is boring.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And all ten looked delighted to have finally made it out of the rehearsal room and into the live arena.
The Sun (2008)
He is also delighted with the three new signings he has added to the Blues squad.
The Sun (2013)
But we couldn't have been more delighted to see it.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We're just delighted to be in the next round.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Gouffran is also delighted with how things are going on Tyneside.
The Sun (2013)
Delighted to hear it indeed.
Jane Austen Emma (1815)
It must be absolutely delighted.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I'm always delighted to hear from them.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He said: 'I am delighted for them.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He added: 'I truly am delighted.
The Sun (2013)
She's very pretty and he must be delighted they're having a family together.
The Sun (2011)
He said: 'I am absolutely delighted to be given this great opportunity.
The Sun (2015)
He added: 'We are delighted nobody has been killed and he has not been charged with murder.
The Sun (2010)
In other languages
delighted
British English: delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ ADJECTIVE
If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something.
He was delighted with the public response.
American English: delighted
Arabic: مَسْرُور
Brazilian Portuguese: encantado
Chinese: 高兴的
Croatian: razdragan
Czech: nadšený
Danish: fornøjet
Dutch: verrukt
European Spanish: encantado
Finnish: iloinen
French: enchanté
German: entzückt
Greek: ενθουσιασμένος
Italian: lieto
Japanese: 大喜びの
Korean: 아주 기뻐하는
Norwegian: lykkelig
Polish: zachwycony
European Portuguese: encantado
Romanian: încântat
Russian: восхищенный
Latin American Spanish: encantado
Swedish: glad
Thai: รู้สึกชื่นชมยินดี
Turkish: hoşnut
Ukrainian: задоволений
Vietnamese: vui sướng
Chinese translation of 'delighted'
delighted
(dɪˈlaɪtɪd)
adj
delighted (at or with sth)(对(對)某事)感到高兴(興) ((duì mǒushì) gǎndào gāoxìng)
to be delighted to do sth乐(樂)意做某事 (lèyì zuò mǒushì)
I'd be delighted我十分乐(樂)意 (wǒ shífēn lèyì)
delight
(dɪˈlaɪt)
n
(u) (= feeling) 快乐(樂) (kuàilè)
(c) (= person, experience) 令人开(開)心的人/事 (lìng rén kāixīn de rén/shì)
vt
(= please) 使快乐(樂) (shǐ kuàilè)
vi
to delight in sth以某事为(為)乐(樂) (yǐ mǒushì wéi lè)
to my delight ... 令我高兴(興)的是 ... (lìng wǒ gāoxìng de shì ... )
to take (a) delight in sth/doing sth以某事/做某事为(為)乐(樂) (yǐ mǒushì/zuò mǒushì wéi lè)
she was a delight to interview采(採)访(訪)她是一件乐(樂)事 (cǎifǎng tā shì yī jiàn lèshì)
All related terms of 'delighted'
delight
[ u ] ( feeling ) 快乐(樂) kuàilè
I'd be delighted
我十分乐(樂)意 wǒ shífēn lèyì
really good/delighted
真好/真高兴(興) zhēn hǎo/zhēn gāoxìng
to be delighted to do sth
乐(樂)意做某事 lèyì zuò mǒushì
delighted (at or with sth)
(对(對)某事)感到高兴(興) (duì mǒushì) gǎndào gāoxìng
(adjective)
Definition
greatly pleased
He was delighted with the public response.
Synonyms
pleased
They're pleased to be going home.
happy
I'm just happy to be back running.
charmed
thrilled
I was so thrilled to get a good report from him.
enchanted
I was enchanted by your love of life.
ecstatic
He was ecstatic about the birth of his first child.
captivated
jubilant
I was jubilant after making an impressive comeback.
joyous
elated
I was elated by my success.
over the moon (informal)
We were both over the moon to hear the news.
overjoyed
Shelley was overjoyed to see me.
rapt
He played to a rapt audience.
gladdened
cock-a-hoop (old-fashioned)
blissed out
in seventh heaven
I've been in seventh heaven since we met.
sent
stoked (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ecstatic
He was ecstatic about the birth of his first child.