delighted
[adjective]
Synonyms: pleased, ecstatic, elated, enchanted, happy, joyous, jubilant, overjoyed, thrilled

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English Thesaurus: happy, cheerful, be in a good mood, contented, pleased/glad, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧light‧ed /dɪˈlaɪtəd, dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ adjective
very pleased and happy
delighted to do something
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 delighted by the result.
Her screams of delighted laughter filled the air.
► Do not say ‘very delighted’. Say absolutely delighted.
—delightedly adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

delighted
adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem
ADV. greatly, highly, only too, really Mrs Cartwright said she would be only too delighted to present the prizes.
absolutely, quite | clearly, obviously, plainly | secretly ‘Poor Gloria, ’ she said, although she was secretly delighted.
genuinely
PREP. at They were highly delighted at the court's decision.
by I'm delighted by your news.
with He's really delighted with his new CD player.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

delighted
adjective
BAD: When they knew that they had won, they were very delighted.
GOOD: When they knew that they had won, they were absolutely delighted.

Usage Note:
See note at VERY 4 (very)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

happy:
Are you happy in your new job?
The film has a happy ending.
a happy childhood
cheerful looking happy:
a cheerful face/expression
The room looked bright and cheerful (=it made you feel good).
He seems a lot more cheerful today.
be in a good mood to feel happy and relaxed:
It was the day before the vacation and everyone was in a good mood.
contented written feeling happy with your life, job, situation etc:
He was contented with his job as a cycle mechanic.
She sat down with a contented expression on her face.
pleased/glad [not before noun] happy because something good has happened:
I’m pleased I passed my exam.
He was glad to see someone that he knew.
delighted [not before noun] very happy because something good has happened:
The doctors say they are delighted with her progress.
thrilled [not before noun] very happy and excited about something:
He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyworld.
overjoyed [not before noun] very happy because you have heard some good news:
She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe.
be on top of the world (also be over the moon British English) [not before noun] informal to be very happy:
I was over the moon when I won the championship.
ecstatic extremely happy:
The crowd were ecstatic, and cheered wildly.
ecstatic fans
blissful a blissful time is one in which you feel extremely happy:
We stayed on the islands for two blissful weeks.
It sounded blissful – sea, sun, and good food.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲