Delightable

/dɪˈlaɪtəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being delighted; able to be pleased, charmed, or made happy with delight.

Etymology

From delight (from Old French delite, from Latin delectare, to please) plus the adjective suffix -able, creating a word meaning 'capable of being delighted.'

Kelly Says

The suffix -able usually attaches to verbs (like 'readable' from 'read'), but 'delightable' attaches to a noun to mean 'capable of receiving delight'—a less common pattern that shows how creative English speakers can be with word formation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስደን Ewig
as-deh-nen
ARالعربية
ممتاز
mum-taaz
BNবাংলা
আনন্দদায়ক
aan-ond-day-kah
CACatalà
agradable
ah-grah-dah-bleh
CSČeština
příjemný
preeh-jem-nee
DADansk
behagelig
beh-ah-geh-lig
DEDeutsch
befriedigend
beh-free-dee-gen-dent
ELΕλληνικά
αρετός
ah-reh-tos
ESEspañol
agradable
ah-grah-dah-bleh
FAفارسی
خوشایند
khoosh-ain-d
FISuomi
ihanain
ee-han-ain
FRFrançais
agréable
ah-ggrah-ah-bleh
GUGU
આનંદદાયક
aan-and-day-kah
HAHA
yiyayi
yee-yay-ee
HEעברית
מהנה
mah-nah
HIहिन्दी
सुखद
sukh-d
HUMagyar
szép
shep
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyenangkan
meh-nye-n-an-kan
IGIG
nwere
nweh-reh
ITItaliano
piacevole
pee-ah-cheh-voh-leh
JA日本語
楽しい
tanoshii
KKKK
жақсы
zhakh-sy
KMKM
ស្វាglio
sva-glio
KO한국어
즐거운
jjeul-go-eun
MRMR
आनंददायक
aan-and-day-akah
MSBahasa Melayu
menyenangkan
meh-nye-n-an-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေနပ်
cha-ye-na-p
NLNederlands
genietbaar
geh-nee-et-baahr
NONorsk
behagelig
beh-ah-geh-lig
PAPA
ਪਿਆਰਾ
pee-ah-rah
PLPolski
przyjemny
preeh-jem-nee
PTPortuguês
agradável
ah-grah-dah-vel
RORomână
plăcut
plah-kood
RUРусский
приятный
pri-yat-nyy
SVSvenska
trevlig
treh-vlig
SWKiswahili
afurahi
ah-foo-rah-hee
TAதமிழ்
நல்ல
nalla
TEతెలుగు
నచ్చిన
nach-chin
THไทย
น่าพอใจ
nah-por-jai
TLTL
masaya
mah-sah-yah
TRTürkçe
sevindirici
seh-vin-dih-ri-chi
UKУкраїнська
приємний
pry-yem-nyy
URاردو
خوشگوار
khoosh-gwaar
VITiếng Việt
vui vẻ
vooy vay
YOYO
ìṣẹ
ee-sheh
ZH中文
令人愉悦的
lìng rén yú yuè de
ZUZU
mhleli
mhle-lee

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