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Showing words for DELIGHTED using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Delighted

delighted

8 Letter Words for Delighted

hidegeld

7 Letter Words for Delighted

delight, dighted, lethied, lighted

6 Letter Words for Delighted

dieted, edited, ehlite, elegit, elided, ethide, geddit, gelded, gilded, glided, heddle, hedged, heiled, helide, hilted, ledged, ledget, lithed, teddie, tiddle

5 Letter Words for Delighted

dedit, deled, delhi, delit, didle, dight, dited, edged, edite, edith, eight, elide, elite, ethel, ethid, gelid, getid, gilet, glede, gleed, gleet, gleit, glide, hedge, hegel, heild, heled, hided, hidel, hield, idled, ledge, legit, lethe, liege, light, lited, lithe, tedge, teleg, theed, tided, tilde, tiled

4 Letter Words for Delighted

deed, deet, deid, deil, dele, deli, delt, detd, deti, died, diel, diet, dite, edge, edit, ehed, eide, eigh, eild, elhi, ethe, gedd, geed, geet, geit, geld, ghee, gied, gild, gile, gilt, gite, gith, gled, glee, glei, glid, glit, hede, heed, heel, heid, heil, held, hele, heli, hete, hide, hied, hild, hile, hilt, htel, idee, idle, ilth, itel, lede, leed, leet, lege, lete, lgth, lied, lige, lite, lith, teed, teel, teil, teld, tele, teli, thed, thee, thig, tide, tied, tige, tile

3 Letter Words for Delighted

ddt, ded, dee, deg, dei, del, det, did, die, dig, dil, dit, dle, dtd, edd, edh, eeg, eel, eld, eli, elt, eth, ged, gee, gel, get, gid, gie, git, gld, glt, gtd, gte, hdl, hed, hee, hei, hel, het, hgt, hid, hie, hit, hld, ide, ile, itd, ldg, led, lee, leg, lei, let, lhd, lid, lie, lig, lit, ltd, ted, tee, teg, tel, thd, the, tid, tie, tig, til

Definitions for Delighted

[1] highly pleased.
[2] Obsolete . delightful.
[3] a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
[4] something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see.
[5] to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly: The show delighted everyone.
[6] to have great pleasure; take pleasure (followed by in or an infinitive): She delights in going for long walks in the country.
[7] (often foll by an infinitive ) extremely pleased (to do something) I'm delighted to hear it!
[8] I should be delighted to!
[9] (tr) to please greatly
[10] (intr foll by in ) to take great pleasure (in)
[11] extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy
[12] something that causes this music was always his delight

Words related to Delighted

elated, overjoyed, ecstatic, charmed, pleased, enchanted, excited, jubilant, thrilled, gratified, fulfilled, entranced, joyous

Words nearby Delighted

delicatessen, delicia, delicious, delict, delight, delighted, delightful, delightsome, delilah, delillo, delimit

Origin of Delighted

1175–1225; (v.) respelling, after light1, of earlier delite, Middle English deliten < Anglo-French deliter, Old French delitier < Latin delectāre (see delectable); (noun) respelling (as above) of Middle English delit < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of v.

Other words from Delighted

de·light·ed·ly , adverb
de·light·ed·ness , noun
qua·si-de·light·ed , adjective
qua·si-de·light·ed·ly , adverb
un·de·light·ed , adjective
un·de·light·ed·ly , adverb
de·light·er , noun
de·light·ing·ly , adverb
de·light·less , adjective
self-de·light , noun
un·de·light·ing , adjective

Word origin for Delighted

C13: from Old French delit, from deleitier to please, from Latin dēlectāre, from dēlicere to allure, from de- + lacere to entice; see delicious ; English spelling influenced by light

Synonyms for Delighted

captivated, charmed, ecstatic, elated, enchanted, excited, jubilant, overjoyed, pleased, thrilled, entranced, fulfilled, gladdened, gratified, joyous, pleasantly surprised