- Delight.
- Enjoyment; pleasure.
[Middle English delectacioun, from Old French, from Latin dēlectātiō, dēlectātiōn-, from dēlectus, past participle of dēlectāre, to please. See delight.]
Dictionary:
de·lec·ta·tion (dē'lĕk-tā'shən) ![]() |
[Middle English delectacioun, from Old French, from Latin dēlectātiō, dēlectātiōn-, from dēlectus, past participle of dēlectāre, to please. See delight.]
| Thesaurus: delectation |
noun
| Obscure Words: delectation |
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| Translations: Delectation |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - fornøjelse, glæde
Français (French)
n. - délectation
Deutsch (German)
n. - Ergötzen, Vergnügen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόλαυση, τέρψη
Português (Portuguese)
n. - deleite (m)
Русский (Russian)
удовольствие
Español (Spanish)
n. - deleite, delectación
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nöje, glädje, muntration
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
愉快, 欢乐
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 愉快, 歡樂
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) بهجه, استمتاع, سرور
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תענוג, הנאה (ספרותית)
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