delightsomenessn.
/dᵻˈlʌɪts(ə)mnəs/, U.S. /dəˈlaɪtsəmnəs/, /diˈlaɪtsəmnəs/ 1. The quality of giving or providing delight; = delightfulness n. 2. Now rare.
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
a1568 R. Ascham in A. Fleming Panoplie Epist. (1576) 439 The delightsomnesse of his behauiours.
1679 A. Roberts tr. D. Vairasse d'Allais Hist. Sevarites II. 1 A little Town called by the Inhabitants Cola, from the delightsomness of the place.
1883 J. Parker Tyne Chylde 334 Tell a stone-deaf man what music is; dwell on its delightsomeness.
2018 @crockpotmusings 22 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 4 Nov. 2019) Tiger prawns and chicken grilled to golden delightsomeness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun]
merrinesseOE
gladnessc900
mirtheOE
playeOE
dreamOE
gladshipc975
lissOE
willOE
hightOE
blithenessc1000
gladc1000
winOE
blissc1175
delices?c1225
delight?c1225
joy?c1225
comfortc1230
listc1275
gladhead1303
daintyc1325
fainnessc1340
lightnessa1350
delectationc1384
delightingc1390
comfortationa1400
fainheada1400
blithec1400
fainc1400
delicacyc1405
gladsomeness1413
reveriea1425
joyousitiea1450
joyfulnessc1485
jucundity1536
joyousness1549
joc1560
delightfulness1565
jouissance1579
joyance1590
levitya1631
revelling1826
chuckle1837
joyancy1849
a song in one's heart1862
delightsomeness1866
1866 J. Ruskin Crown Wild Olive i. 72 To repent into delight and delightsomeness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.a1568