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Delighted vs Delightful - What's the difference?

delighted | delightful |

As adjectives the difference between delighted and delightful

is that delighted is greatly pleased while delightful is pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.

As a verb delighted

is past tense of delight.

delighted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Greatly pleased.
  • *
  • Filled with wonder and delight.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (delight)

    • delightful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * delightfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.
  • *
  • *:An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.