'Delight' definitions:
Definition of 'delight'
(from WordNet)
noun
A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" [syn: delight, delectation]
noun
Something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: joy, delight, pleasure]
verb
Give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: please, delight] [ant: displease]
verb
verb
Hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant: disenchant, disillusion]
Definition of 'Delight'
From: GCIDE
- Delight \De*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Delighting.] [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. d['e]lecter, fr. L. delectare to entice away, to delight (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus a snare. Cf. Delectate, Delicate, Delicious, Dilettante, Elicit, Lace.] To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear. [1913 Webster]
- Inventions to delight the taste. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Delight'
From: GCIDE
- Delight \De*light"\, v. i. To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in. [1913 Webster]
- Love delights in praises. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- I delight to do thy will, O my God. --Ps. xl. 8. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Delight'
From: GCIDE
- Delight \De*light"\, n. [OE. delit, OF. delit, deleit, fr. delitier, to delight. See Delight, v. t.]
- 1. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy. [1913 Webster]
- Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov. xviii. 2. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which gives great pleasure or delight. [1913 Webster]
- Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'delight'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a thing for,
- adore,
- affinity,
- allure,
- amuse,
- appreciate,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- attract,
- be in heaven,
- be pleased,
- beam,
- beatification,
- beatitude,
- becharm,
- beguile,
- bent,
- bewitch,
- bewitchment,
- bias,
- blessedness,
- bliss,
- blissfulness,
- caper,
- captivate,
- caracole,
- carol,
- carry away,
- cast,
- charm,
- cheer,
- cheerfulness,
- chirp,
- chirrup,
- clap hands,
- cloud nine,
- conatus,
- conduciveness,
- contentment,
- convulse,
- crow,
- crow over,
- dance,
- delectate,
- delectation,
- delight in,
- diathesis,
- die with delight,
- disposition,
- divert,
- eagerness,
- ecstasy,
- ecstatics,
- elation,
- enchant,
- enchantment,
- enjoy,
- enjoyment,
- enliven,
- enrapture,
- enravish,
- entertain,
- enthrall,
- entrance,
- exaltation,
- excite,
- exhilarate,
- exhilaration,
- exuberance,
- exult,
- fascinate,
- feel happy,
- feeling for,
- felicity,
- fracture one,
- freak out,
- frisk,
- frolic,
- fruition,
- gaiety,
- gambol,
- gladden,
- gladness,
- glee,
- gloat,
- gloat over,
- glory,
- glory in,
- go into raptures,
- gratification,
- gratify,
- happify,
- happiness,
- heaven,
- high spirits,
- hilarity,
- imparadise,
- inclination,
- intoxication,
- jollity,
- joy,
- joyance,
- joyfulness,
- jubilate,
- kill,
- knock dead,
- knock out,
- laugh,
- leaning,
- liability,
- like,
- liking,
- lilt,
- loosen up,
- love,
- mirth,
- overhappiness,
- overjoyfulness,
- paradise,
- penchant,
- please,
- pleasure,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- prejudice,
- probability,
- proclivity,
- proneness,
- propensity,
- purr,
- raise a laugh,
- raise a smile,
- rapture,
- ravish,
- ravishment,
- readiness,
- recreate,
- refresh,
- regale,
- rejoice,
- relax,
- relish,
- revel,
- revel in,
- rollick,
- romp,
- satisfaction,
- satisfy,
- savor,
- send,
- sensitivity to,
- seventh heaven,
- sing,
- skip,
- skip for joy,
- slay,
- smile,
- soft spot,
- solace,
- sunshine,
- susceptibility,
- take great satisfaction,
- tendency,
- thrill,
- tickle,
- tickle pink,
- titillate,
- transport,
- tread on air,
- triumph,
- tropism,
- turn,
- twist,
- unalloyed happiness,
- warp,
- weakness,
- whistle,
- willingness,
- wow
Delight, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Delight, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
311
Housing Units (2000) :
168
Land area (2000) :
0.455734 sq. miles (1.180346 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.455734 sq. miles (1.180346 sq. km)
FIPS code :
18100
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
34.030717 N, 93.503269 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
71940
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.