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de⋅light
[di-lahyt] 
–noun
| 1. | a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job. |
| 2. | something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly: The show delighted everyone. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to have great pleasure; take pleasure (fol. by in or an infinitive): She delights in going for long walks in the country. |
Origin:
1175–1225; (v.) resp., after light 1 , of earlier delite, ME deliten < AF deliter, OF delitier < L delectāre (see delectable ); (n.) resp. (as above) of ME delit < AF, OF, deriv. of v.
1175–1225; (v.) resp., after light 1 , of earlier delite, ME deliten < AF deliter, OF delitier < L delectāre (see delectable ); (n.) resp. (as above) of ME delit < AF, OF, deriv. of v.
Related forms:
de⋅light⋅er, noun
de⋅light⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
de⋅light⋅less, adjective
Antonyms:
1. distress. 2. disappointment.
1. distress. 2. disappointment.
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| de·light (dĭ-līt') n.
v. intr.
To please greatly. 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.] |
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Delight
De*light"\, n. [OE. delit, OF. delit, deleit, fr. delitier, to delight. See Delight, v. t.]1. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy. Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. --Shak. A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov. xviii. 2. 2. That which gives great pleasure or delight. Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. --Milton. 3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.Delight
De*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Delighting.] [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. d['e]lecter, fr. L. delectare to entice away, to delight (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus a snare. Cf. Delectate, Delicate, Delicious, Dilettante, Elicit, Lace.] To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear. Inventions to delight the taste. --Shak. Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. --Tennyson.Delight
De*light"\, v. i. To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in. Love delights in praises. --Shak. I delight to do thy will, O my God. --Ps. xl. 8.
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Language Translation for : delight
Spanish:
deleitar, encantar, dar gusto,
German:
sich freuen,
Japanese:
喜ばせる
delight
c.1225, delit, from O.Fr. delit, from delitier "please greatly, charm," from L. delectare "to allure, delight," freq. of delicere "entice" (see delicious). Spelled delite until 16c. when it changed under infl. of light, flight, etc.
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