delighted
[dih-lahy-tid]
- highly pleased.
- Obsolete. delightful.
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Origin of delighted
Synonyms
See more synonyms for delighted on Thesaurus.com1. captivated, enraptured, enchanted, ecstatic.
delight
[dih-lahyt]
- a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
- something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see.
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- to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly: The show delighted everyone.
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- to have great pleasure; take pleasure (followed by in or an infinitive): She delights in going for long walks in the country.
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Origin of delight
1175–1225; (v.) respelling, after light1, of earlier delite, Middle English deliten < Anglo-French deliter, Old French delitier < Latin delectāre (see delectable); (noun) respelling (as above) of Middle English delit < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of v.
Synonyms
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1. distress. 2. disappointment.
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Examples from the Web for delighted
Contemporary Examples
One guy hams it up as Juliet, blonde wig and all, as a crowd gathers, delighted by the impromptu performance.
Pryor had yet to become the volatile social satirist who unnerved white industry executives and delighted black audiences.
“I was delighted to collaborate,” he said in the interview with Retro Report.
She did indeed go to Harvard, where she majored in English and delighted in reading Chaucer in Old English.
Just imagine how delighted Cpl. Bryon Dickson would have been to take his boys out trick-or-treating, if only he had been able.
Historical Examples
At Percival's suggestion of a walk, Miss Milbrey was delighted.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
"I can make a horse do what I want," he said, delighted at the compliment.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
We were delighted at a change in our mode of traveling and living.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and CaliforniaBrevet Col. J.C. Fremont
I am more than delighted to find he has begun to take an interest in music.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
Thus a new paradise of God-labour opened on the delighted eyes of Hester.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
delighted
- (often foll by an infinitive) extremely pleased (to do something)I'm delighted to hear it!
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- I should be delighted to!
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delight
- (tr) to please greatly
- (intr foll by in) to take great pleasure (in)
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- extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy
- something that causes thismusic was always his delight
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Word Origin
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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Word Origin and History for delighted
delight
v.
c.1200, deliten, from Old French delitier (see delight (n.)). Related: Delighted; delighting.
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delight
n.
c.1200, delit, from Old French delit "pleasure, delight, sexual desire," from delitier "please greatly, charm," from Latin delectare "to allure, delight, charm, please," frequentative of delicere "entice" (see delicious). Spelled delite until 16c. when it changed under influence of light, flight, etc.
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