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Delightful vs Irresistible - What's the difference?

delightful | irresistible | Related terms |

Delightful is a related term of irresistible.


As adjectives the difference between delightful and irresistible

is that delightful is pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure while irresistible is irresistible (not able to be resisted).

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’.

    • irresistible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not able to be resisted.
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    • Derived terms

    * irresistibility