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Engrossing vs Delightful - What's the difference?

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Engrossing is a related term of delightful.


As adjectives the difference between engrossing and delightful

is that engrossing is utterly consuming one's time and attention while delightful is pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.

As a verb engrossing

is present participle of engross.

As a noun engrossing

is the act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.

engrossing

English

Verb

(head)
  • Present participle of engross

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
    • an engrossing documentary

    Synonyms

    * absorbing * fascinating

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.

    • 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’.