Words / B2

di-LYT-id/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/

Delighted means very pleased: delighted with; delighted to. Glad and pleased are milder twins; thrilled is stronger. The board was delighted with the surplus; still quote the £ figure. Mix-up: delighted vs delightful (about the thing, not the person); daylight; do not write delighted for a polite formula with no named result.

Meaning

Very pleased (delighted with / to).

Examples

• “The board was delighted with the surplus; still quote the £ figure, the minutes said.”
• “Delighted to accept featured in the letter, which is the formal-pleased sense — still name the post.”

Good to know

delighted with / at / to. Milder: pleased / glad. Stronger: thrilled. Trap: delightful (the thing). Citizenship, letters, and news. Very pleased — name the result or the post.

Near in meaning

pleased, glad, thrilled

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