Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delighted

/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: de-light-ed
IPA: /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Greatly pleased.

adj

Filled with wonder and delight.

verb

simple past and past participle of delight

Example Sentences

"I am so delighted with my Tusculan villa that I never feel really happy till I get there."
"Number forty-seven said to number three: / You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. / I sure would be delighted with your company. / Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/

Inflected Forms

more delighted (comparative) most delighted (superlative)

Derived Forms

delightedly delightedness overdelighted undelighted

Synonyms

elated joyous air-headed blissed out blissful enrapt rapt cock-a-hoop delighted ecstatic euphoric exultant

Rhymes With

excited invited cited lighted farsighted

Questions

How do you pronounce delighted?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/.
What does delighted mean?: Greatly pleased.

How to pronounce delighted

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