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Delightful vs Gleeful - What's the difference?

delightful | gleeful |

As adjectives the difference between delightful and gleeful

is that delightful is pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure while gleeful is exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

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’.

    • gleeful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gleefull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

    • Synonyms

    * elated * exhilarated * high-spirited * overjoyed

    Related terms

    * glee * gleefully