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- Dictionarydelight/dɪˈlʌɪt/
verb
- 1. please (someone) greatly: "an experience guaranteed to delight both young and old" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. great pleasure: "the little girls squealed with delight"
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something or someone that gives great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness: My sister's little boy is a real delight. The film is a delight from start to finish. it is a delight to It was a delight to see her so happy and relaxed. the delights of something. the pleasures that something gives: We're just discovering the delights of being retired.
noun. de· light di-ˈlīt. dē- Synonyms of delight. 1. : a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy. children squealing in delight. also : extreme satisfaction. seems to take delight in the misfortunes of others. 2. : something that gives great pleasure. her performance was a delight. 3. archaic : the power of affording pleasure.
DELIGHT meaning: 1. a feeling of great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness: 2. something or someone that gives…. Learn more.
Delight definition: a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture. See examples of DELIGHT used in a sentence.
delight in another person's misfortune. type of: pleasance, pleasure. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience. noun. something or someone that provides a source of happiness. “the new car is a delight ”. synonyms: joy, pleasure. see more.
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.
noun. /dɪˈlaɪt/ [uncountable, singular] a feeling of great pleasure synonym joy. a feeling of sheer/pure delight. with delight The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. to the delight of somebody | to somebody's delight She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans.
DELIGHT definition: 1. happiness and excited pleasure: 2. someone or something that gives you pleasure: 3. to make…. Learn more.
Jun 8, 2024 · delight (third-person singular simple present delights, present participle delighting, simple past and past participle delighted) To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly . A beautiful landscape delights the eye. ( intransitive) To have or take great pleasure .
noun. /dɪˈlaɪt/. [uncountable] a feeling of great pleasure synonym joy a feeling of sheer/pure delight The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans. He takes (great) delight in (= enjoys) proving others wrong.
