delighted+pleased

  • 1pleased as Punch — Delighted • • • Main Entry: ↑please * * * I (as) pleased as Punch see punch IV II feeling great delight or pride Origin: with allusion to the delight displayed by the character …

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  • 2Delighted — De*light ed, a. Endowed with delight. [1913 Webster] If virtue no delighted beauty lack. Shak. Syn: Glad; pleased; gratified. See {Glad}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3delighted — [adj] very happy captivated, charmed, ecstatic, elated, enchanted, entranced, excited, fulfilled, gladdened, gratified, joyous, jubilant, overjoyed, pleasantly surprised, pleased, thrilled; concept 403 Ant. depressed, disappointed, dismayed,… …

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  • 4delighted — [di līt′id] adj. 1. highly pleased; happy 2. Obs. delightful delightedly adv …

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  • 5delighted him — pleased him …

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  • 6delighted — de|light|ed S2 [dıˈlaıtıd] adj very pleased and happy delighted to do sth ▪ Sandy will be delighted to see you. delighted (that) ▪ I m delighted that we have settled the matter. delighted with/by/at ▪ She was delighted with her new home. ▪ I am… …

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  • 7delighted — adjective a delighted child the Fitzgeralds were delighted with the kitchen remodeling Syn: pleased, glad, happy, thrilled, overjoyed, ecstatic, elated; on cloud nine, walking on air, in seventh heaven, jumping for joy; enchanted, charmed; amused …

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  • 8delighted — [[t]dɪla͟ɪtɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ to inf, ADJ with n If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something. I know Frank will be delighted to see you... He said that he was delighted with the… …

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  • 9delighted — [dɪˈlaɪtɪd] adj 1) very happy about something We re delighted with our new grandson.[/ex] The company is delighted at the response to its advertisement.[/ex] I m delighted that you got the job.[/ex] I was delighted to see my old friends… …

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  • 10pleased - disappointed — The following adjectives can be used to indicate how pleased or disappointed someone is. They are arranged from most pleased to most disappointed : thrilled, overjoyed, delighted, glad, pleased, satisfied, resigned, philosophical, disappointed,… …

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