† delicityn.
Obsolete. rare.
Deliciousness; delightfulness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [noun]
delighta1250
deliciositya1398
joya1400
delightabilityc1440
deliciousnessa1450
delectablenessc1487
delicity?c1500
delectability1565
delightsomenessa1568
delightfulness1570
joyance1847
?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) l. 2039 My lord..wych fullfyllyt me with so gret felicete,..& have fed me with fode of most delycyte.
?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) l. 72 Here is mary, ful fayr and ful of femynyte, and martha, ful [of] bevte and of delycyte.
1550 True Copye Prolog wrytten by Iohn Wycklife xiv. sig Q.vi Thou a signet eyther a printe of ye lykenes of God, were full of wysedome and perfecte in fayrnes, in the delicite of Paradise of God.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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