delight
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de·light
(dĭ-līt′)n.
1. Great pleasure; joy: The proud parents' faces beamed with delight.
2. Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment: The vacation was a delight for the whole family.
v. de·light·ed, de·light·ing, de·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: a movie that will delight all audiences. 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.]
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delight
(dɪˈlaɪt)vb
1. (tr) to please greatly
2. (foll by: in) to take great pleasure (in)
n
3. extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy
4. something that causes this: music was always his delight.
[C13: from Old French delit, from deleitier to please, from Latin dēlectāre, from dēlicere to allure, from de- + lacere to entice; see delicious; English spelling influenced by light]
deˈlighter n
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de•light
(dɪˈlaɪt)n.
1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture.
2. something that gives great pleasure.
v.t. 3. to give delight to.
v.i. 4. to have or take great pleasure: She delights in walking.
[1175–1225; < Old French deliter, < Latin delectāre (see delectable)]
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delight
Past participle: delighted
Gerund: delighting
Imperative |
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Noun | 1. | delight - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" pleasure, pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" entrancement, ravishment - a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment amusement - a feeling of delight at being entertained Schadenfreude - delight in another person's misfortune |
2. | delight - something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences | |
Verb | 1. | delight - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" endear - make attractive or lovable; "This behavior endeared her to me" please - give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please" |
2. | delight - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" have a ball, have a good time - enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM" wallow - delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!" live it up - enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!" | |
3. | delight - hold spellbound |
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delight
noun
1. pleasure, joy, satisfaction, comfort, happiness, ecstasy, enjoyment, bliss, felicity, glee, gratification, rapture, gladness To my delight, the plan worked perfectly.
pleasure dissatisfaction, distaste, displeasure, disfavour, disapprobation
pleasure dissatisfaction, distaste, displeasure, disfavour, disapprobation
verb
delight in or take (a) delight in something or someone like, love, enjoy, appreciate, relish, indulge in, savour, revel in, take pleasure in, glory in, luxuriate in He delighted in sharing his news.
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delight
nounA feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good or desired:
2. To like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessively.Also used with in:
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Translations
بَهْجَةبَهْجَه، سُرور، مُتْعَه، إنْشِراحفرجةيُبْهِج، يُفْرِحيَسْتَمْتِع
mít potěšení zpotěšenípotěšitradostslast
fornøjelsefryde sig overglædeglæde sig over
ilo
razdraganost
gyönyörûség
gleîjasthafa unun afyndi, gleîigjafi
大喜び
기쁨
džiugintiturėti malonumąžavingaižavingas
baudabaudītiepriecinātpriecātiesprieks
naslajati serazveselitislastužitekveselje
glädje
ความยินดี
sự vui sướng
delight
[dɪˈlaɪt]A. N
C. VI to delight in sth → disfrutar con algo, deleitarse con algo
to delight in doing sth → disfrutar haciendo algo, deleitarse en hacer algo
to delight in doing sth → disfrutar haciendo algo, deleitarse en hacer algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
delight
[dɪˈlaɪt] n
(= pleasure) → (grande) joie f
with delight → avec joie
to my delight → à ma plus grande joie
to her delight → à sa plus grande joie
a delight to the eyes → un régal pour les yeux, un plaisir pour les yeux
to take delight in sth, to take a delight in sth → prendre (grand) plaisir à qch
to take delight in doing sth → prendre (grand) plaisir à faire qch
to be the delight of → faire les délices de, faire la joie de
with delight → avec joie
to my delight → à ma plus grande joie
to her delight → à sa plus grande joie
a delight to the eyes → un régal pour les yeux, un plaisir pour les yeux
to take delight in sth, to take a delight in sth → prendre (grand) plaisir à qch
to take delight in doing sth → prendre (grand) plaisir à faire qch
to be the delight of → faire les délices de, faire la joie de
vt (= fill with pleasure) [+ person] → enchanter
to delight in sth → prendre plaisir à qch
to delight in doing sth → prendre plaisir à faire qch
to delight in sth → prendre plaisir à qch
to delight in doing sth → prendre plaisir à faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
delight
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
delight
[dɪˈlaɪt]1. n (feeling of joy) → piacere m, gioia; (pleasurable thing) → delizia, (gran) piacere m
the delights of good food → i piaceri della buona tavola
to my delight → con mia grande gioia
it is a delight to the eye → è un piacere guardarlo
to take delight in sth/in doing sth → dilettarsi di qc/nel fare qc
to be the delight of → essere la gioia di
the delights of good food → i piaceri della buona tavola
to my delight → con mia grande gioia
it is a delight to the eye → è un piacere guardarlo
to take delight in sth/in doing sth → dilettarsi di qc/nel fare qc
to be the delight of → essere la gioia di
delight in vi + prep to delight in sth/in doing sth → dilettarsi di qc/nel fare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
delight
(diˈlait) verb1. to please greatly. I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.
2. to have or take great pleasure (from). He delights in teasing me.
noun (something which causes) great pleasure. Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.
deˈlightful adjective causing delight. a delightful person/party.
deˈlightfully adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
delight
→ بَهْجَة slast fornøjelse Vergnügen απόλαυση deleite ilo délice razdraganost gioia 大喜び 기쁨 genot fornøyelse rozkosz prazer наслаждение glädje ความยินดี haz sự vui sướng 高兴Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
delight
n. deleite; delicia;
v. agradar, deleitar.
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