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# delightful

adjective (more delightful, most delightful)

«delightful» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Delightful means giving great joy or pleasure; very nice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delightful/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a time, a place or an ending can be delightful, meaning happy and pleasant

### Examples

- We had a delightful day at the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delightful/#x1)
- The garden was delightful in spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delightful/#x2)
- Everything came to a delightful end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delightful/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In Isaiah it means pleasing to look at, such as fine carved or painted works that people take pride in.

**Interpretation.** Commentators read it as part of a list of human pride that God will bring low on the day of judgment.

### Examples

- And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all delightful imagery. (Prophets ISA.2.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/delightful/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «delightful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delightful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«delightful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/delightful.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «delightful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/delightful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«delightful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/delightful.html) on Mova free.