Delightful \De*light"ful\, a. Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. "Delightful bowers." --Spenser. "Delightful fruit." --Milton. Syn: Delicious; charming. See {Delicious}. -- {De*light"ful*ly}, adv. -- {De*light"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]