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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction;
- Example: "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
[syn: delight, delectation]

2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness;
- Example: "a joy to behold"
- Example: "the pleasure of his company"
- Example: "the new car is a delight"
[syn: joy, delight, pleasure]


VERB (3)

1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to;
- Example: "These colors please the senses"
- Example: "a pleasing sensation"
[syn: please, delight]

2. take delight in;
- Example: "he delights in his granddaughter"
[syn: delight, enjoy, revel]

3. hold spellbound;
[syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. --Shak. [1913 Webster] A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov. xviii. 2. [1913 Webster] 2. That which gives great pleasure or delight. [1913 Webster] Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Inventions to delight the taste. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Love delights in praises. --Shak. [1913 Webster] I delight to do thy will, O my God. --Ps. xl. 8. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

delight n 1: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" [syn: delight, delectation] 2: something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: joy, delight, pleasure] v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: please, delight] [ant: displease] 2: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: delight, enjoy, revel] 3: hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant: disenchant, disillusion]