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delight

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de·light  (d-lt)
n.
1. Great pleasure; joy.
2. Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment.
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. See Synonyms at please.

[Middle English delit, from Old French, a pleasure, from delitier, to please, charm, from Latin dlectre : d-, intensive pref.; see de- + lactre, frequentative of lacere, to entice.]

delight
Noun
1. extreme pleasure
2. something or someone that causes this
Verb
1. to please greatly
2. delight in to take great pleasure in [Latin delectare to please]
delightful adj
delightfully adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.delightdelight - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
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.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"
positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences
Verb1.delight - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
endear - 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 satisfied
2.delight - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"
have 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.delightdelight - hold spellbound                      
delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

delight
verb 1. please, satisfy, content, thrill, charm, cheer, amuse, divert, enchant, rejoice, gratify, ravish, gladden, give pleasure to, tickle pink (informal) << OPPOSITE displease
delight 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
Translations
delight [dɪˈlaɪt] n (feeling) → placer m; deleite m;
(object) → encanto, delicia
to take delight in → deleitarse en

delight [dɪˈlaɪt] n(grande) joie, grand plaisir
vtenchanter;
she's a delight to work with → c'est un plaisir de travailler avec elle;
a delight to the eyes → un régal or plaisir pour les yeux;
to take delight in → prendre grand plaisir à;
to be the delight of → faire les délices or la joie de

delight [dɪˈlaɪt] nFreude f
vterfreuen;
sb takes (a) delight in sth → etw bereitet jdm große Freude;
sb takes (a) delight in doing sth → es bereitet jdm große Freude, etw zu tun;
to be the delight of → die Freude +gen sein;
she was a delight to interview → es war eine Freude, sie zu interviewen;
the delights of country life → die Freuden des Landlebens

delight [dɪˈlaɪt] ndelizia, gran piacere m
vtdilettare;
it is a delight to the eyes → è un piacere guardarlo;
to take delight in → divertirsi a;
to be the delight of → essere la gioia di

delight
v delight [diˈlait]
1 to please greatly I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation. genot verskaf, verheug يُبْهِج، يُفْرِح наслаждавам (се) potěšit glæde sich freuen δίνω μεγάλη ευχαρίστηση deleitar, encantar, dar gusto rõõmu valmistama خوشحال کردن؛ دلشاد کردن ilahduttaa enchanter לְעָנֵג, לְשָׂמֵח खुश होना oduševiti,ushititi el van ragadtatva vmitől senang gleðjast rallegrare 喜ばせる 매우 기쁘게 하다 žavėti, džiuginti sajūsmināt; iepriecināt menyeronokkan verrukken fryde, glede zachwycać encantar a încânta радовать(ся) potešiť navdušiti obradovati se glädja [] ทำให้ดีใจ memnun etmek, sevindirmek 使高興 захоплювати(ся); задовольняти فرحت پہنچانا làm vui thích 使
2 to have or take great pleasure (from) He delights in teasing me. behaag, geniet يَسْتَمْتِع изпитвам удоволствие mít potěšení z fryde sig over; glæde sig over Vergnügen finden ευχαριστιέμαι, απολαμβάνω deleitarse nautima لذت بردن nauttia prendre plaisir à לִגרוֹם הֲנָאָה खुश होना uživati örömét leli vmiben senang hafa unun af divertirsi a 楽しむ 기뻐하다, 즐거워하다 turėti malonumą baudīt; priecāties suka behagen scheppen finne glede ved rozkoszować się deliciar-se a-i plăcea (să) наслаждаться mať potešenie (z) uživati uživati finna nöje i, vara road av, njuta av พอใจ zevk almak, keyif almak 取樂 насолождуватися بہت خوش ہونا thích thú
n
(something which causes) great pleasure Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life. genot, behae بَهْجَه، سُرور، مُتْعَه، إنْشِراح наслада potěšení, radost glæde; fornøjelse das Vergnügen απόλαυση placer, gusto, alegría, deleite nauding مایه خوشی؛ دلخوشی ilo délice תָּעֲנוּג खुशी oduševljenje gyönyörűség kesenangan yndi, gleðigjafi piacere, divertimento 喜び 기쁨(을 주는 것) žavesys, malonumas bauda; prieks sangat berpuas hati verrukking fryd, stor glede, behag rozkosz prazer plăcere источник наслаждения potešenie užitek draž nöje, glädje, behag, njutning ความยินดี keyif, neşe 快樂 задоволення, насолода پر لطف ، فرحت بخش شے sự sung sướng
adj deˈlightful
causing delight a delightful person/party. heerlik, genotvol مُبْهِج، مُفْرِح، مُمْتِع възхитителен příjemný, nádherný, rozkošný herlig; tiltalende; behagelig entzückend απολαυστικός encantador, delicioso vaimustav لذت بخش؛ دلشاد کننده ihastuttava charmant מְהַנֶה आनंदप्रद ugodan, ljubak elragadó menyenangkan ánægjulegur, undaðslegur delizioso, piacevole 楽しい 즐거운 žavus, žavingas burvīgs; iepriecinošs menyeronokkan verrukkelijk helt skjønn, herlig, deilig rozkoszny delicioso încântător восхитительный príjemný zabaven divan förtjusande, härlig น่าปิติยินดี hoş, güzel, harika 令人高興的 чудовий, чарівний مسرت بخش thú vị
adv deˈlightfully
heerlik, genoeglik بابْتِهاج، بِبَهْجَه възхитително příjemně, nádherně, rozkošně dejligt; tiltalende entzückend πολύ ευχάριστα, απολαυστικά deliciosamente vaimustavalt بطور لذت بخش ihastuttavasti délicieusement בְּצוּרָה מְהַנָה खुशी से ugodno,izvrsno elbűvölően dengan senang unaðslega deliziosamente 楽しく 기쁘게, 즐겁게 žavingai burvīgi; iepriecinoši dengan seronok verrukkelijk herlig, deilig rozkosznie deliciosamente minunat восхитительно rozkošne zabavno divno förtjusande, härligt อย่างยินดี çok hoş, çok güzel, harika 快樂地 чудово, чарівно خوشی کے ساتھ một cách thú vị


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For in the flaxen lilies' shade It like a bank of lilies laid; Upon the roses it would feed Until its lips even seemed to bleed, And then to me 'twould boldly trip, And print those roses on my lip, But all its chief delight was still With roses thus itself to fill, And its pure virgin limbs to fold In whitest sheets of lilies cold.
Delight is to him --a far, far upward, and inward delight --who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
As me and my companions were scrambling up a hill, The path was lost in rolling stones, but we went forward still; For we can wriggle and climb, my lads, and turn up everywhere, Oh, it's our delight on a mountain height, with a leg or two to spare!
 
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