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delectation

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de·lec·ta·tion  (dlk-tshn)
n.
1. Delight.
2. Enjoyment; pleasure.
[Middle English delectacioun, from Old French, from Latin dlectti, dlecttin-, from dlectus, past participle of dlectre, to please; see delight.]
delectation
Noun
Formal great pleasure and enjoyment
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Noun1.delectationdelectation - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
delight
pleasure, 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 enchantment
amusement - a feeling of delight at being entertained
Schadenfreude - delight in another person's misfortune
2.delectation - act of receiving pleasure from something
enjoyment
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
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--As if delicate hands carried a casket towards me--a casket open for the delectation of modest adoring eyes: thus did the world present itself before me to-day:--
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
The Prince smiled and helped himself to one of the very excellent cigarettes which had been provided for the delectation of his visitor.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
All that he was and was not, all that he had done and most of what he had not done, was spread out for the delectation of the public, accompanied by snapshots and photographs - the latter procured from the local photographer who had once taken Martin's picture and who promptly copyrighted it and put it on the market.
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