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delight
de·light D0111800 (dĭ-līt′)n.1. Great pleasure; joy: The proud parents' faces beamed with delight.2. Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment: The vacation was a delight for the whole family.v. de·light·ed, de·light·ing, de·lights v.intr.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.
[Middle English delit, from Old French, a pleasure, from delitier, to please, charm, from Latin dēlectāre : dē-, intensive pref.; see de- + lactāre, frequentative of lacere, to entice.]delight (dɪˈlaɪt) vb1. (tr) to please greatly2. (foll by: in) to take great pleasure (in)n3. extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy4. something that causes this: music was always his delight. [C13: from Old French delit, from deleitier to please, from Latin dēlectāre, from dēlicere to allure, from de- + lacere to entice; see delicious; English spelling influenced by light] deˈlighter nde•light (dɪˈlaɪt)
n. 1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture. 2. something that gives great pleasure. v.t. 3. to give delight to. v.i. 4. to have or take great pleasure: She delights in walking. [1175–1225; < Old French deliter, < Latin delectāre (see delectable)] delight
Past participle: delighted
Gerund: delighting
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| I delight | | you delight | | he/she/it delights | | we delight | | you delight | | they delight |
| Preterite |
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| I delighted | | you delighted | | he/she/it delighted | | we delighted | | you delighted | | they delighted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am delighting | | you are delighting | | he/she/it is delighting | | we are delighting | | you are delighting | | they are delighting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have delighted | | you have delighted | | he/she/it has delighted | | we have delighted | | you have delighted | | they have delighted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was delighting | | you were delighting | | he/she/it was delighting | | we were delighting | | you were delighting | | they were delighting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had delighted | | you had delighted | | he/she/it had delighted | | we had delighted | | you had delighted | | they had delighted |
| Future |
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| I will delight | | you will delight | | he/she/it will delight | | we will delight | | you will delight | | they will delight |
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| I will have delighted | | you will have delighted | | he/she/it will have delighted | | we will have delighted | | you will have delighted | | they will have delighted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be delighting | | you will be delighting | | he/she/it will be delighting | | we will be delighting | | you will be delighting | | they will be delighting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been delighting | | you have been delighting | | he/she/it has been delighting | | we have been delighting | | you have been delighting | | they have been delighting |
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| I will have been delighting | | you will have been delighting | | he/she/it will have been delighting | | we will have been delighting | | you will have been delighting | | they will have been delighting |
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| I had been delighting | | you had been delighting | | he/she/it had been delighting | | we had been delighting | | you had been delighting | | they had been delighting |
| Conditional |
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| I would delight | | you would delight | | he/she/it would delight | | we would delight | | you would delight | | they would delight |
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| I would have delighted | | you would have delighted | | he/she/it would have delighted | | we would have delighted | | you would have delighted | | they would have delighted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  delight - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"delectationpleasure, pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"entrancement, ravishment - a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantmentamusement - a feeling of delight at being entertainedSchadenfreude - delight in another person's misfortune | | 2. | delight - something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"joy, pleasurepositive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences | | Verb | 1. | delight - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"pleaseendear - make attractive or lovable; "This behavior endeared her to me"please - give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"gratify, satisfy - make happy or satisfiedenchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport, delight - hold spellbound | | 2. | delight - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"revel, enjoyhave a ball, have a good time - enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM"wallow - delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!"live it up - enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!" | | 3. |  delight - hold spellbound enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transportdelight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" |
delightnoun1. pleasure, joy, satisfaction, comfort, happiness, ecstasy, enjoyment, bliss, felicity, glee, gratification, rapture, gladness To my delight, the plan worked perfectly.
pleasure dissatisfaction, distaste, displeasure, disfavour, disapprobationverb1. please, satisfy, content, thrill, charm, cheer, amuse, divert, enchant, rejoice, gratify, ravish, gladden, give pleasure to, tickle pink (informal) The report has delighted environmentalists.
please displease, upset, disgust, offend, gall, vex, irk, dissatisfydelight in or take (a) delight in something or someone like, love, enjoy, appreciate, relish, indulge in, savour, revel in, take pleasure in, glory in, luxuriate in He delighted in sharing his news.delightnounA feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good or desired:delectation, enjoyment, joy, pleasure.verb1. To feel or take joy or pleasure:exult, joy, pleasure, rejoice.2. To like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessively.Also used with in:adore, dote on (or upon), love.Slang: eat up, groove on.3. To give great or keen pleasure to:cheer, enchant, gladden, gratify, overjoy, please, pleasure, tickle.Archaic: joy.Translationsdelight (diˈlait) verb1. to please greatly. I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation. 使高興 使高兴2. to have or take great pleasure (from). He delights in teasing me. 取樂 取乐 noun (something which causes) great pleasure. Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life. 快樂 快乐deˈlightful adjective causing delight. a delightful person/party. 令人高興的 令人高兴的deˈlightfully adverb 快樂地 快乐地delight
red sky at night, shepherd's delightA red sky at sunset is a sign that good weather will follow. The full phrase is "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning." I think we're going to have a nice sunny day tomorrow. Look at that sunset—red sky at night, shepherd's delight.See also: delight, red, skybe in a transport of delightTo be extremely happy. I've been in a transport of delight ever since I got engaged—I just can't stop looking at my ring!See also: delight, of, transportchuckle with (a particular quality)To laugh in a particular manner. I couldn't help but chuckle with delight when I saw the little girl feed her ice cream cone to her dog.See also: chuckle, particulardelight (someone) by (doing something)To please someone by doing something. My husband delighted me by throwing a surprise party for my birthday.See also: by, delightdelight (someone) with (something)To give someone something that makes them happy. My husband delighted me with a brand new car for my birthday.See also: delightdelight in (someone or something)To derive joy from someone or something. I delight in my students—their curiosity keeps my passion for teaching alive. With the way my son delights in being on stage, I think he should really pursue a career in acting.See also: delightravished with delightold-fashioned Extremely pleased and happy; absolutely thrilled or delighted. Beatrice was ravished with delight to see Jonathan again as he disembarked the train. Our service will help ensure your guests will leave your establishment ravished with delight.See also: delightdelight in someone or somethingto take great pleasure in someone or something. I delight in your interest in my work. We all delight in James. What a fine boy!See also: delightdelight someone by somethingto please someone with something; to please someone by doing something. (See also someone with something">delight someone with something.) You delighted me by agreeing to join us. I was delighted by your proposal.See also: by, delightdelight someone with somethingto please someone with something, such as a gift. We delighted Alice with a gift of money. She was delighted with the gift.See also: delightravished with delightFig. happy or delighted; overcome with happiness or delight. Mary was ravished with delight by the dozen roses. My parents were ravished with delight when I graduated from college.See also: delightdelight inv. To derive great pleasure or joy from something or someone: The happy couple delighted in taking romantic walks through the park.See also: delightdelight
Synonyms for delightnoun pleasureSynonyms- pleasure
- joy
- satisfaction
- comfort
- happiness
- ecstasy
- enjoyment
- bliss
- felicity
- glee
- gratification
- rapture
- gladness
Antonyms- dissatisfaction
- distaste
- displeasure
- disfavour
- disapprobation
verb pleaseSynonyms- please
- satisfy
- content
- thrill
- charm
- cheer
- amuse
- divert
- enchant
- rejoice
- gratify
- ravish
- gladden
- give pleasure to
- tickle pink
Antonyms- displease
- upset
- disgust
- offend
- gall
- vex
- irk
- dissatisfy
phrase delight in or take (a) delight in something or someoneSynonyms- like
- love
- enjoy
- appreciate
- relish
- indulge in
- savour
- revel in
- take pleasure in
- glory in
- luxuriate in
Synonyms for delightnoun a feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good or desiredSynonyms- delectation
- enjoyment
- joy
- pleasure
verb to feel or take joy or pleasureSynonymsverb to like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessivelySynonyms- adore
- dote on
- love
- eat up
- groove on
verb to give great or keen pleasure toSynonyms- cheer
- enchant
- gladden
- gratify
- overjoy
- please
- pleasure
- tickle
- joy
Synonyms for delightnoun a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfactionSynonymsRelated Words- pleasure
- pleasance
- entrancement
- ravishment
- amusement
- Schadenfreude
noun something or someone that provides a source of happinessSynonymsRelated Wordsverb give pleasure to or be pleasing toSynonymsRelated Words- endear
- please
- gratify
- satisfy
- enchant
- enrapture
- enthral
- enthrall
- ravish
- transport
- delight
verb take delight inSynonymsRelated Words- have a ball
- have a good time
- wallow
- live it up
verb hold spellboundSynonyms- enchant
- enrapture
- enthral
- enthrall
- ravish
- transport
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