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delight

[ dih-lahyt ]

noun

  1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture:

    She takes great delight in her job.

    Synonyms: delectation, transport

    Antonyms: distress

  2. something that gives great pleasure:

    The dance was a delight to see.

    Antonyms: disappointment



verb (used with object)

  1. to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly:

    The show delighted everyone.

    Synonyms: enrapture, charm

verb (used without object)

  1. to have great pleasure; take pleasure (followed by in or an infinitive):

    She delights in going for long walks in the country.

delight

/ dɪˈlaɪt /

verb

  1. tr to please greatly
  2. intrfoll byin to take great pleasure (in)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy
  2. something that causes this

    music was always his delight

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • deˈlighter, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·lighter noun
  • de·lighting·ly adverb
  • de·lightless adjective
  • self-de·light noun
  • unde·lighting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of delight1

First recorded in 1175–1225; (verb) respelling, after light 1, of earlier delite, Middle English deliten, from Anglo-French deliter, Old French delitier, from Latin delectāre ( delectable ); (noun) respelling (as above) of Middle English delit, from Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of the verb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of delight1

C13: from Old French delit, from deleitier to please, from Latin dēlectāre, from dēlicere to allure, from de- + lacere to entice; see delicious ; English spelling influenced by light
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Example Sentences

Loaded with fast-drying archival ink, the Sakura’s Pigma Micron fineliners are simply a delight to work with.

As the biggest snowstorm in the region in two years, it brought delight to snow lovers and proved not to be a huge inconvenience.

To me, love for food should be about the appreciation of subtlety, not a delight in savagery.

Particularly during the colder months, I love employing this method to turn tough cuts of meat into silken morsels of pure delight.

Despite that it leans a bit toward wordiness and could have used maybe one less caper, “The Big Tow” is a true delight – but not for the reasons you might think.

His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.

Then they sat down at the dinner table and ate with delight.

One gets the impression that God would take great delight in letting them go.

But I also want jazz to be loved and enjoyed, to serve as a source of enchantment and delight.

Our brains and bodies delight in the sweet stuff, in the same way we might respond to a drug, causing us to want more and more.

He held it, but it was without pressure; without recognizance of the delight with which he once grasped it.

Terror drives you on; fate coerces you; you can't help yourself, and my delight is to make the plunge terrible.

Louis listened with pleasure, and dwelt with delight on the interesting Princess and her son.

It was her delight to mingle politics and chivalric devotion, in their long conferences.

The morning we started was one of those perfect autumnal days when it is a delight simply to live.

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