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The meaning of DELIGHT is a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy; also : extreme satisfaction. How to use delight in a sentence.
a feeling of great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness: Her face had a look of pure delight. with delight I read your letter with great delight. in delight The children squealed in delight when they saw all the presents under the Christmas tree. delight at His delight at seeing her again was obvious.
noun. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction. “his delight to see her was obvious to all”. synonyms: delectation. see more. noun. something or someone that provides a source of happiness. “the new car is a delight ”. synonyms: joy, pleasure.
Delight definition: a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture. See examples of DELIGHT used in a sentence.
DELIGHT meaning: 1. a feeling of great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness: 2. something or someone that gives…. Learn more.
1. To take great pleasure or joy: delights in taking long walks. 2. To give great pleasure or joy: an old movie that still delights. v.tr. To please greatly: a movie that will delight all audiences. See Synonyms at please.
Definition of delight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An unetymological spelling, in imitation of words like light, might, etc.; the analogical modern spelling would be delite; from Middle English deliten, from Old French deleiter, deliter, from Latin delectare (“to delight, please”), frequentative of delicere (“to allure”); see delicate.
DELIGHT definition: 1. happiness and excited pleasure: 2. someone or something that gives you pleasure: 3. to make…. Learn more.
1.uncountable noun. Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure. Throughout the house, the views are a constant source of surprise and delight. Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel's nickname for the baby. Synonyms: pleasure, joy, satisfaction, comfort More Synonyms of delight. 2. See take delight in/take a delight in. 3.countable noun.
