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Definition of Delight

1. Verb. Give pleasure to or be pleasing to. "The performance is likely to delight Sue"; "A pleasing sensation"

2. Noun. A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction. "His delight to see her was obvious to all"

3. Verb. Take delight in. "They will delight the duet"; "He delights in his granddaughter"

4. Noun. Something or someone that provides a source of happiness. "The new car is a delight"

5. Verb. Hold spellbound. "The performance is likely to delight Sue"

Definition of Delight

1. n. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

2. v. t. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear.

3. v. i. To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.

Definition of Delight

1. Noun. joy; pleasure ¹

2. Verb. To give pleasure to. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Delight

1. to give great pleasure to [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Delight

deliciate deliciated deliciates deliciating delicious deliciously deliciousness deliciousnesses delict delicts

delictual deliensite deligate deligation deligations delight (current term) delight in delightable delighted delightedly

delightedness delightednesses delighter delighters delightest delighteth delightful delightfull delightfuller delightfully

Literary usage of Delight

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1847)
"Custom of Diet, delight, Appetite, Necessity, how they cause or hinder. No rule is so general, which admits not some exception ; to this ..."

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