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
Take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: delight, enjoy, revel]
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.
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Inventions to delight the taste. --Shak.
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Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
--Tennyson.
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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.
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Love delights in praises. --Shak.
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I delight to do thy will, O my God. --Ps. xl. 8.
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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.
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Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt
not. --Shak.
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A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov.
xviii. 2.
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2. That which gives great pleasure or delight.
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Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.
--Milton.
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3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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