delectation

(dē'lĕk-tā'shən)
n.

1. Delight.
2. Enjoyment; pleasure.

[Middle English delectacioun, from Old French, from Latin dēlectātiō, dēlectātiōn-, from dēlectus, past participle of dēlectāre, to please. See delight.]

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noun

1. A feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good or desired: delight, enjoyment, joy, pleasure. See happy/unhappy, like/dislike.
2. The condition of responding pleasurably to something: enjoyment, pleasure. See pain/pleasure.

delight, enjoyment

IN BRIEF: Something that gives enjoyment or delight; diversion.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fornøjelse, glæde

Nederlands (Dutch)
genot

Français (French)
n. - délectation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ergötzen, Vergnügen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόλαυση, τέρψη

Italiano (Italian)
diletto

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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 즐거움, 재미

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 楽しみ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بهجه, استمتاع, سرور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תענוג, הנאה (ספרותית)‬

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