"dilettoso" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

Forms: dilettosa [feminine], dilettosi [masculine, plural], dilettose [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From diletto + -oso. Etymology templates: {{af|it|diletto|-oso}} diletto + -oso Head templates: {{it-adj}} dilettoso (feminine dilettosa, masculine plural dilettosi, feminine plural dilettose)
  1. (literary) pleasant, delightful, delectable Tags: literary Derived forms: dilettosamente

Inflected forms

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