delectv.

Brit.

/dᵻˈlɛkt/, U.S.

/dəˈlɛkt/,

/diˈlɛkt/

Forms: 1500s delecte, 1500s 1800s– delect.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dēlectāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin dēlectāre delight v. Compare earlier delight v., and also earlier delectation n.

Now rare.Apparently unattested between the 16th and 19th centuries.

intransitive. To delight or take pleasure in something. Also: to be a source of pleasure or delight. In later use also transitive (reflexive): to gratify oneself.In quot. 1510 transitive (in passive): to be relished or enjoyed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > take joy or delight in [verb (transitive)]

delightc1230

to have joy of1297

joyc1330

enjoy1462

delect1510

to enjoy of?1521

lustc1540

revel1592

luxuriate1653

rollick1848

wallow1876

thrill1935

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > make joyful or delighted [verb (transitive)]

blissa1000

faina1300

joy1303

delighta1382

rejoya1393

forblissa1400

gleea1400

rejoicec1425

blymc1440

delect1510

take?1553

gladden1558

oblectate1611

beglada1617

deliciate1633

delectate1647

to set (a person) cock-a-hoop1652

1510 A. Chertsey tr. Floure Commaundementes of God (de Worde) ii. cv. f. ccxxviii/2 Grete doloure shall be at the departyng of the body & of y^e soule. For they were gretely delected and enioyed togiders.

1530 R. Whitford tr. B. Silvestris Breue, or Shorte Monicyon in Werke for Housholders (new ed.) sig. H ij Yf you..begyn somwhat to delecte in theyr maters, I advyse you dissymule.

1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 211 The thing in this lyf that delects indures bot a moment.

1876 F. N. C. Fourier Theory Social Organization 110 In the neighboring city, the idlers and loungers, gathered under elegant awnings, delect themselves with ices, cordials, and every delicacy.

1890 R. L. Stevenson Let. 25 Nov. in Vailima Lett. (1895) 23 Delecting myself, after the manner of my race, moult tristement.

2003 Yale French Stud. No. 103. 167 In her fabulously personal work on postcards she delected in clichés that were literally underwritten by the words of family, tourists, or lovers sending greetings to their kin and friends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delect
释义	delectv. Brit. /dᵻˈlɛkt/, U.S. /dəˈlɛkt/, /diˈlɛkt/ Forms: 1500s delecte, 1500s 1800s– delect. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dēlectāre. Etymology: < classical Latin dēlectāre delight v. Compare earlier delight v., and also earlier delectation n. Now rare.Apparently unattested between the 16th and 19th centuries. intransitive. To delight or take pleasure in something. Also: to be a source of pleasure or delight. In later use also transitive (reflexive): to gratify oneself.In quot. 1510 transitive (in passive): to be relished or enjoyed. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > take joy or delight in [verb (transitive)] delightc1230 to have joy of1297 joyc1330 enjoy1462 delect1510 to enjoy of?1521 lustc1540 revel1592 luxuriate1653 rollick1848 wallow1876 thrill1935 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > make joyful or delighted [verb (transitive)] blissa1000 faina1300 joy1303 delighta1382 rejoya1393 forblissa1400 gleea1400 rejoicec1425 blymc1440 delect1510 take?1553 gladden1558 oblectate1611 beglada1617 deliciate1633 delectate1647 to set (a person) cock-a-hoop1652 1510 A. Chertsey tr. Floure Commaundementes of God (de Worde) ii. cv. f. ccxxviii/2 Grete doloure shall be at the departyng of the body & of y^e soule. For they were gretely delected and enioyed togiders. 1530 R. Whitford tr. B. Silvestris Breue, or Shorte Monicyon in Werke for Housholders (new ed.) sig. H ij Yf you..begyn somwhat to delecte in theyr maters, I advyse you dissymule. 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 211 The thing in this lyf that delects indures bot a moment. 1876 F. N. C. Fourier Theory Social Organization 110 In the neighboring city, the idlers and loungers, gathered under elegant awnings, delect themselves with ices, cordials, and every delicacy. 1890 R. L. Stevenson Let. 25 Nov. in Vailima Lett. (1895) 23 Delecting myself, after the manner of my race, moult tristement. 2003 Yale French Stud. No. 103. 167 In her fabulously personal work on postcards she delected in clichés that were literally underwritten by the words of family, tourists, or lovers sending greetings to their kin and friends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1510
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