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English Dictionary: delight	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for delight
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delight n a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" Synonym(s): delight, delectation something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" Synonym(s): joy, delight, pleasure v give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" Synonym(s): please, delight Antonym(s): displease take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" Synonym(s): delight, enjoy, revel hold spellbound Synonym(s): enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight Antonym(s): disenchant, disillusion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delight \Delight"\, 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. Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight* and hurt not. --Shak. A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov. xviii. 2. 2. That which gives great pleasure or delight. Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. --Milton. 3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delight \Delight"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delighting}.] [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. d[82]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. Inventions to delight the taste. --Shak. Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delight \Delight"\, v. i. To have or take great delight* or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in. Love delights in praises. --Shak. I delight to do thy will, O my God. --Ps. xl. 8.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Delight, AR (city, FIPS 18100) Location: 34.02945 N, 93.50577 W Population (1990): 311 (166 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71940