delight

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.

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[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.]

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delight [dɪˈlaɪt]

vb

1. (tr) to please greatly

2. (intr; foll by in) to take great pleasure (in)

n

1. extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy

2. something that causes this music was always his delight

[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]

delighter  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	delight - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" delectation 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" joy, pleasure positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences
Verb	1.	delight - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" please 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 enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport, delight - hold spellbound
	2.	delight - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" revel, enjoy 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.	delight - hold spellbound                       enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

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delight

noun

pleasure, joy, satisfaction, comfort, happiness, ecstasy, enjoyment, bliss, felicity, glee, gratification, rapture, gladness To my delight, the plan worked perfectly.
pleasure dissatisfaction, distaste, displeasure, disfavour, disapprobation

verb

please, satisfy, content, thrill, charm, cheer, amuse, divert, enchant, rejoice, gratify, ravish, gladden, give pleasure to, tickle pink (informal) The report has delighted environmentalists.
please displease, upset, disgust, offend, gall, vex, irk, dissatisfy

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 He delighted in sharing his news.

Translations

delight [dɪˈlaɪt]

A. N

1. (= feeling of joy) → deleite m, placer m; (= jubilation) → regocijo m
much to her delight, they lost → perdieron, con gran regocijo de su parte
to take delight in sth → disfrutar con algo, deleitarse con algo
to take delight in doing sth → disfrutar haciendo algo, deleitarse en hacer algo

2. (= pleasurable thing) → encanto m
one of the delights of Majorca → uno de los encantos de Mallorca
the book is sheer delight → el libro es una verdadera delicia or maravilla
she is a delight to teach (said of schoolgirl) → es un placer ser su maestra
a delight to the eye → un placer para la vista

B. VT [+ person] → encantar, deleitar

C. VI to delight in sth → disfrutar con algo, deleitarse con algo
to delight in doing sth → disfrutar haciendo algo, deleitarse en hacer algo

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delight [dɪˈlaɪt]

n

(= pleasure) → (grande) joie f
with delight → avec joie
to my delight → à ma plus grande joie
to her delight → à sa plus grande joie
a delight to the eyes → un régal pour les yeux, un plaisir pour les yeux
to take delight in sth, to take a delight in sth → prendre (grand) plaisir à qch
to take delight in doing sth → prendre (grand) plaisir à faire qch
to be the delight of → faire les délices de, faire la joie de

(= lovely thing, lovely person) to be a delight (= lovely) → être un délice
a delight to ...
She was a delight to interview → C'était un plaisir de l'interviewer.

vt (= fill with pleasure) [+ person] → enchanter
to delight in sth → prendre plaisir à qch
to delight in doing sth → prendre plaisir à faire qch

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delight

n → Freude f; to my delight → zu meiner Freude; he takes great delight in doing that → es bereitet ihm große Freude, das zu tun; to give somebody great delight → jdn hoch erfreuen; he’s a delight to watch, it’s a delight to watch him → es ist eine Freude, ihm zuzusehen

vt person, ear, eye etc → erfreuen ? delighted

vi → sich erfreuen (→ in an +dat); she delights in doing that → es bereitet ihr große Freude, das zu tun

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delight [dɪˈlaɪt]

1. n (feeling of joy) → piacere m, gioia; (pleasurable thing) → delizia, (gran) piacere m
the delights of good food → i piaceri della buona tavola
to my delight → con mia grande gioia
it is a delight to the eye → è un piacere guardarlo
to take delight in sth/in doing sth → dilettarsi di qc/nel fare qc
to be the delight of → essere la gioia di

2. vt → riempire di gioia

delight in vi + prep to delight in sth/in doing sth → dilettarsi di qc/nel fare qc

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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 기쁨을 주다 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 使高兴

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 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 取乐

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 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 快乐

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 ilahduttava charmant מְהַנֶה आनंदप्रद ugodan, ljubak elragadó menyenangkan ánægjulegur, undaðslegur delizioso, piacevole 楽しい 기쁨을 주는 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 令人高兴的

adv deˈlightfully

heerlik, genoeglik بابْتِهاج، بِبَهْجَه възхитително příjemně, nádherně, rozkošně dejligt; tiltalende entzückend πολύ ευχάριστα, απολαυστικά deliciosamente vaimustavalt بطور لذت بخش ilahduttavasti délicieusement בְּצוּרָה מְהַנָה खुशी से ugodno,izvrsno elbűvölően dengan senang unaðslega deliziosamente 楽しく 기쁘게 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 快乐地

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delight → بهجة slast fornøjelse Vergnügen απόλαυση deleite ilo délice razdraganost gioia 大喜び 기쁨 genot fornøyelse rozkosz prazer наслаждение glädje ความยินดี haz sự vui sướng 高兴