delight
[ dih-lahyt ]
/ dɪˈlaɪt /
noun
a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see.
verb (used with object)
to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly: The show delighted everyone.
verb (used without object)
to have great pleasure; take pleasure (followed by in or an infinitive): She delights in going for long walks in the country.
Origin of delight
1175–1225; (v.) respelling, after
light1, of earlier
delite, Middle English
deliten < Anglo-French
deliter, Old French
delitier < Latin
delectāre (see
delectable); (noun) respelling (as above) of Middle English
delit < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of v.
SYNONYMS FOR delight
3 charm, enrapture.
OTHER WORDS FROM delight
Words nearby delight
delicate,
delicatessen,
delicia,
delicious,
delict,
delight,
delighted,
delightful,
delightsome,
delilah,
delillo
Example sentences from the Web for delight
British Dictionary definitions for delight
delight
/ (dɪˈlaɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to please greatly
(intr foll by in)
to take great pleasure (in)
noun
extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy
something that causes this
music was always his delight
Derived forms of delight
delighter, nounWord Origin for 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