delight

n.

1. Great pleasure; joy.
2. Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment.

v., -light·ed, -light·ing, -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 dēlectāre : dē-, intensive pref.; see de- + lactāre, frequentative of lacere, to entice.]

noun

A feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good or desired: delectation, enjoyment, joy, pleasure. See happy/unhappy, like/dislike.

verb

1. To feel or take joy or pleasure: exult, joy, pleasure, rejoice. See happy/unhappy.
2. To like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessively. adore, dote on (or upon), love. Slang eat up, groove on. See like/dislike, love/hatred.
3. To give great or keen pleasure to: cheer, enchant, gladden, gratify, overjoy, please, pleasure, tickle. Archaic joy. See happy/unhappy, like/dislike.

n

Definition: enjoyment, happiness
Antonyms: depression, disappointment, dismay, melancholy, misery, pain, sorrow, trouble, unhappiness

v

Definition: make happy; experience happiness
Antonyms: depress, disappoint, dismay, distress, pain, trouble

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IN BRIEF: Something or someone that provides pleasure; A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; Give pleasure to or be pleasing to; Hold spellbound.

The brave love mercy, and delight to save. — John Gay

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - glæde sig over, være henrykt over
v. tr. - glæde, fornøje, behage
n. - glæde, fornøjelse

idioms:

• delight in    glæde ved

Nederlands (Dutch)
vreugde, genot/plezier, in verrukking brengen

Français (French)
v. intr. - prendre plaisir à qch, se délecter à, se complaire à
v. tr. - réjouir, enchanter, faire les délices de
n. - joie, délectation, grand plaisir, charme

idioms:

• delight in    prendre plaisir, se délecter de

Deutsch (German)
v. - erfreuen, in Entzücken versetzen
n. - Freude, Entzücken

idioms:

• delight in    sich ergötzen an, Vergnügen finden an

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τέρπομαι, χαίρομαι, θέλγω, γοητεύω
n. - απόλαυση, τέρψη

idioms:

• delight in    απολαμβάνω, ευχαριστούμαι να, χαίρομαι να

Italiano (Italian)
estasiare, piacere, gioia, delizia

idioms:

• delight in    dilettarsi a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - deleitar(-se)
n. - deleite (m), encanto (m)

idioms:

• delight in    deleitar-se com

Русский (Russian)
доставлять наслаждение, наслаждаться, наслаждение

idioms:

• delight in    наслаждаться чем-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - deleitarse
v. tr. - deleitar, encantar, placer
n. - placer, deleite, encanto, delicia

idioms:

• delight in    deleitarse con, deleitarse en hacer algo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - njuta av
n. - nöje, glädje, njutning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
高兴, 取乐, 喜爱, 使高兴, 乐于, 愉快

idioms:

• delight in    因...高兴

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 高興, 取樂, 喜愛
v. tr. - 使高興, 樂於
n. - 高興, 愉快

idioms:

• delight in    因...高興

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 즐거워 하다
v. tr. - 즐겁게 하다
n. - 즐거움

idioms:

• delight in    즐기다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大喜び, 歓喜, 楽しみとなるもの
v. - 楽しませる, 大いに喜ばせる, 非常に喜ぶ, 楽しむ

idioms:

• delight in    喜ぶ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبتهج, يبهج (الاسم) بهجه, سرور شديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נהנה‬
v. tr. - ‮שימח, עינג‬
n. - ‮תענוג, שמחה, הנאה‬

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