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Delighted
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Delighted
/dɪˈlaɪtəd/
Feeling happy and pleased due to something enjoyable or satisfying.
Synonyms:
pleased
happy
thrilled
content
joyful
Antonyms:
unhappy
displeased
dissatisfied
miserable
sad
Examples:
I am
delighted
to find myself in such a circle.
The State treasurer was
delighted
.
Marianne was
delighted
.
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin word
delectare
meaning
to allure, to delight,
with its form appearing in Middle English as
deliten.
Usage Statistics:
165 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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