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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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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)]

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

delight

Past participle: delighted
Gerund: delighting

Imperative
delight
delight
Present
I delight
you delight
he/she/it delights
we delight
you delight
they delight
Preterite
I delighted
you delighted
he/she/it delighted
we delighted
you delighted
they delighted
Present Continuous
I am delighting
you are delighting
he/she/it is delighting
we are delighting
you are delighting
they are delighting
Present Perfect
I have delighted
you have delighted
he/she/it has delighted
we have delighted
you have delighted
they have delighted
Past Continuous
I was delighting
you were delighting
he/she/it was delighting
we were delighting
you were delighting
they were delighting
Past Perfect
I had delighted
you had delighted
he/she/it had delighted
we had delighted
you had delighted
they had delighted
Future
I will delight
you will delight
he/she/it will delight
we will delight
you will delight
they will delight
Future Perfect
I will have delighted
you will have delighted
he/she/it will have delighted
we will have delighted
you will have delighted
they will have delighted
Future Continuous
I will be delighting
you will be delighting
he/she/it will be delighting
we will be delighting
you will be delighting
they will be delighting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been delighting
you have been delighting
he/she/it has been delighting
we have been delighting
you have been delighting
they have been delighting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been delighting
you will have been delighting
he/she/it will have been delighting
we will have been delighting
you will have been delighting
they will have been delighting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been delighting
you had been delighting
he/she/it had been delighting
we had been delighting
you had been delighting
they had been delighting
Conditional
I would delight
you would delight
he/she/it would delight
we would delight
you would delight
they would delight
Past Conditional
I would have delighted
you would have delighted
he/she/it would have delighted
we would have delighted
you would have delighted
they would have delighted

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. delight - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfactiondelight — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; «his delight to see her was obvious to all»

delectation

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»

joy, pleasure

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»

please

endear — make attractive or lovable; «This behavior endeared her to me»

please — give satisfaction; «The waiters around her aim to please»

gratify, satisfy — make happy or satisfied

enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport, delight — hold spellbound

2. delight — take delight in; «he delights in his granddaughter»

revel, enjoy

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 spellbounddelight — hold spellbound      

enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport

delight, please — give pleasure to or be pleasing to; «These colors please the senses»; «a pleasing sensation»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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

verb

1. please, satisfy, content, thrill, charm, cheer, amuse, divert, enchant, rejoice, gratify, ravish, gladden, give pleasure to, tickle pink (informal) The report has delighted environmentalists.
please displease, upset, disgust, offend, gall, vex, irk, dissatisfy

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

delight

noun

A feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good or desired:

verb

1. To feel or take joy or pleasure:

2. To like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessively.Also used with in:

3. To give great or keen pleasure to:

Archaic: joy.

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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

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

(= lovely thing, lovely person) to be a delight (= lovely) → être un délice
a delight to …
She was a delight to interview → C’était un plaisir de l’interviewer.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

delight

(diˈlait) verb

1. 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 adverb

Kernerman 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.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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Life is a well of delight; but where the rabble also drink, there all fountains are poisoned.

Almost every devout admirer of the old bards, if demanded his opinion of their productions, would mention vaguely, yet with perfect sincerity, a sense of dreamy, wild, indefinite, and he would perhaps say, indefinable delight; on being required to point out the source of this so shadowy pleasure, he would be apt to speak of the quaint in phraseology and in general handling.

on the starboard hand of every woe, there is a sure delight; and higher the top of that delight, than the bottom of the woe is deep.

They’re wrong, all wrong, of course, and contrary to reason; but in the face of them my reason tells me, wrong and most wrong, that to dream and live illusions gives greater delight. And after all, delight is the wage for living.

The intense Pequod sailed on; the rolling waves and days went by; the life-buoy-coffin still lightly swung; and another ship, most miserably misnamed the Delight, was descried.

There was less of the unexpected in their dealings with nature, while theirs was all the delight of reminiscence.

All mountain-peaks and high headlands of lofty hills and rivers flowing out to the deep and beaches sloping seawards and havens of the sea are your delight. Shall I sing how at the first Leto bare you to be the joy of men, as she rested against Mount Cynthus in that rocky isle, in sea- girt Delos — while on either hand a dark wave rolled on landwards driven by shrill winds — whence arising you rule over all mortal men?

Gambling was here in profusion, and dancing in plenty: feasting was there to fill with delight that great gourmand of a Jos: there was a theatre where a miraculous Catalani was delighting all hearers: beautiful rides, all enlivened with martial splendour; a rare old city, with strange costumes and wonderful architecture, to delight the eyes of little Amelia, who had never before seen a foreign country, and fill her with charming surprises: so that now and for a few weeks’ space in a fine handsome lodging, whereof the expenses were borne by Jos and Osborne, who was flush of money and full of kind attentions to his wife—for about a fortnight, I say, during which her honeymoon ended, Mrs.

As me and my companions were scrambling up a hill, The path was lost in rolling stones, but we went forward still; For we can wriggle and climb, my lads, and turn up everywhere, Oh, it’s our delight on a mountain height, with a leg or two to spare!

Some years later, the second mate, the recipient of that almost involuntary mutter, could have told his captain that a man brought up in big ships may yet take a peculiar delight in what we should both then have called a small craft.

The heart of the old man, which had been empty for so long, found a new delight. The young man found, on landing in the old country, a welcome and a surrounding in full harmony with all his dreams throughout his wanderings and solitude, and the promise of a fresh and adventurous life.

But the sea was my delight; and I would often gladly pierce the town to obtain the pleasure of a walk beside it, whether with the pupils, or alone with my mother during the vacations.

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Noun



We watched the fireworks with delight.



The kids screamed in delight as they chased one another around the park.



To the delight of the children, there were enough cookies for everyone to have two.



Some people seem to take great delight in hearing about the misfortunes of others.



The trip was a delight.



a garden full of tasty delights



The magazine is a cook’s delight.



The stories are a delight to read.

Verb



The toy delighted the children.



The stories will delight readers of all ages.

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  • 1
    delight

    delight [dɪˊlaɪt]

    1) восхище́ние, восто́рг

    2) удово́льствие, наслажде́ние;

    to take (a) delight in smth. находи́ть удово́льствие в чём-л., наслажда́ться чем-л.

    1) восхища́ть(ся)

    2) доставля́ть наслажде́ние

    3) наслажда́ться;

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > delight

  • 2
    delight to

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > delight to

  • 3
    delight

    Персональный Сократ > delight

  • 4
    delight

    [dɪ’laɪt]

    n

    восторг, восхищение, большое удовольствие, наслаждение, развлечение

    The region is truly a fisherman’s delight. — Этот край — рай для рыболовов.

    He takes delight in unnoying me (in working at arithmetical problems, in taking people by surprise). — Ему очень нравится раздражать меня (решать арифметические задачи, захватывать кого-либо в расплох).

    It is always a great delight to be with you. — Быть с вами всегда большое удовольствие.

    Shopping (buying clothes, going boating) is her greatest delight. — Ходить по магазинам (покупать одежду, кататься на лодке) для нее великое удовольствие.

    Your little dog is a real delight. — Ваша собачка — просто прелесть.

    The radio, the cinema and other delights kept the children interested. — Радио, кино и другие развлечения поддерживали у детей интерес


    — true delight
    — wild delight
    — boundless delight
    — keenest delight
    — childish delight
    — constant delight
    — sheer delight
    — chief delights
    — delight to watch such fine acting
    — delights of a country life
    — delights of feeding animals
    — delights of fishing
    — source of constant delight
    — moment of delight
    — in delight with the purchase
    — in delight at his offer
    — smb’s delight
    — with unutterable delight
    — read with the keenest delight
    — stop in delight
    — feel delight in music
    — find delight in the society of children
    — take delight in puzzles
    — express one’s delight in being informed
    — retaste one’s old delights
    — find delight in boating
    — take much delight in dancing
    — book is a sweet delight

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > delight

  • 5
    delight

    1. [dıʹlaıt]

    1. 1) восторг, восхищение; наслаждение; удовольствие; услада

    with delight — с удовольствием, с наслаждением

    to the great delight of smb., much to smb.’s delight — к чьему-л. великому /вящему/ удовольствию

    to give smb. delight — доставлять кому-л. удовольствие /наслаждение/

    to take /to have, to find/ delight in smth., to take /to have/ delight in doing smth. — находить удовольствие /наслаждение/ в чём-л.

    2) источник наслаждения

    the fragrance of the flowers was a sheer delight — аромат цветов был бесподобен

    the devil’s delight devil I

    to kick up the devil’s delight, to raise hell’s delight — буянить, скандалить; учинить скандал

    2. [dıʹlaıt]

    1) доставлять наслаждение; восхищать; услаждать

    to delight the eye — радовать глаз /взор/

    to be delighted with /at/ smth. — восхищаться чем-л.

    it delights the heart to see it — сердце радуется, когда видишь это

    I am delighted to meet you — очень рад /счастлив/ с вами познакомиться

    2) восхищаться, наслаждаться

    to delight to do smth. — с наслаждением делать что-л.

    to delight in praises [flattery] — упиваться похвалой [лестью]

    I delight to see you again — я в восторге от того, что вновь вижу вас

    НБАРС > delight

  • 6
    delight

    [dɪˈlaɪt]

    delight восхищать(ся) delight восхищение, восторг delight доставлять наслаждение delight наслаждаться; to delight in music наслаждаться музыкой; (I am) delighted (to meet you) очень рад (познакомиться с вами) delight удовольствие, наслаждение; to take a delight (in smth.) находить удовольствие (в чем-л.), наслаждаться (чем-л.) delight наслаждаться; to delight in music наслаждаться музыкой; (I am) delighted (to meet you) очень рад (познакомиться с вами) delight наслаждаться; to delight in music наслаждаться музыкой; (I am) delighted (to meet you) очень рад (познакомиться с вами) delight удовольствие, наслаждение; to take a delight (in smth.) находить удовольствие (в чем-л.), наслаждаться (чем-л.) Turkish delight рахат-лукум

    English-Russian short dictionary > delight

  • 7
    delight

    [dɪ’laɪt]
    1.

    сущ.

    1) удовольствие, наслаждение, развлечение

    sheer / pure delight — сплошное удовольствие

    to squeal with / in delight — визжать от восторга

    to take (a) delight in (doing) smth. — получать удовольствие от чего-л., наслаждаться чем-л.

    to smb.’s delight — к чьему-л. удовольствию

    To my great delight, our guests arrived on time. — К моему большому удовольствию, наши гости прибыли вовремя.

    Syn:

    2) предмет восхищения, источник наслаждения

    Syn:

    3)

    поэт.

    обаяние, очарование

    Syn:

    2.

    гл.

    1) радовать, восхищать; доставлять большое удовольствие

    to delight smb.’s eye — быть приятным взору кого-л., радовать чей-л. глаз

    The book is sure to delight the reader. — Книга несомненно доставит большое удовольствие читателям.

    I am delighted with my new house. — Новый дом мне очень нравится.

    2) наслаждаться, получать удовольствие; радоваться; восхищаться

    stories that babies and parents will delight in reading together again and again — рассказы, которые малыши и родители будут с удовольствием читать вместе снова и снова

    Children delight in contact with animals. — Общение с животными доставляет детям радость.

    Today and tomorrow five thousand people will relish the roses and delight in the dahlias. — Сегодня и завтра пять тысяч человек будут наслаждаться этими розами и восторгаться этими георгинами.

    Syn:

    Англо-русский современный словарь > delight

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    delight

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > delight

  • 9
    delight

    1. n восторг, восхищение; наслаждение; удовольствие; услада

    2. n источник наслаждения

    3. n поэт. очарование, прелесть

    4. v доставлять наслаждение; восхищать; услаждать

    5. v восхищаться, наслаждаться

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. pleasure (noun) delectation; ecstasy; enjoyment; fruition; happiness; joy; joyance; pleasure; rapture; relish; transport

    2. delight in (verb) delight in; exult; glory; jubilate; rejoice; triumph

    3. satisfy (verb) amuse; arride; charm; cheer; delectate; enchant; enliven; entertain; enthrall; entrance; fascinate; feast; gladden; gratify; happify; please; pleasure; satisfy; tickle

    Антонимический ряд:

    bore; depression; disappoint; disappointment; discomfort; discontent; disgust; displease; displeasure; dissatisfaction; distress; melancholy; misery; pain; sorrow

    English-Russian base dictionary > delight

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    delight

    dɪˈlaɪt
    1. сущ.
    1) удовлетворение, удовольствие, наслаждение, развлечение to take delight in smth./ in doing smth./to do smth. ≈ получать удовольствие от чего-л., наслаждаться чем-л. to feel delight ≈ наслаждаться great, intense, sheer delight ≈ сильное наслаждение, большое наслаждение To my great delight, our guests arrived on time. ≈ К моему большому удовольствию, наши гости прибыли вовремя. Syn: enjoyment, pleasure, joy, gratification
    2) предмет восхищения, источник наслаждения Syn: pleasure
    3) поэт. обаяние, очарование Syn: charm, delightfulness
    2. гл.
    1) радоваться, восхищать(ся) (with) The whole family is delighted with the new house. ≈ Всей семье нравится новый дом. When the baby was born, his elder sister was delighted with him. ≈ Старшая сестра была без ума от новорожденного. Syn: rejoice
    2) а) доставлять большое удовольствие Syn: please б) наслаждаться, получать удовольствие delighted in playing the guitar ≈ получать удовольствие от игры на гитаре Syn: enjoy, revel
    восторг, восхищение;
    наслаждение;
    удовольствие;
    услада — with * с удовольствием, с наслаждением — to his * к его удовольствию — to the great * of smb., much to smb.’s * к чьему-л. великому /вящему/ удовольствию — to give smb. * доставлять кому-л. удовольствие /наслаждение/ — to take /to have, to find/ * in smth., to take /to have/ * in doing smth. находить удовольствие /наслаждение/ в чем-л. — delirious with * вне себя от радости источник наслаждения — the *s of country life прелести сельской жизни — music is her only * музыка — ее единственная услада — the fragrance of the flowers was a sheer * аромат цветов был бесподобен — it’s a * to hear him talk слушать его — одно наслаждение — it’s such a * to read читать — такое удовольствие очарование, прелесть > to kick up the devil’s *, to raise hell’s * буянить, скандалить;
    учинить скандал доставлять наслаждение;
    восхищать;
    услаждать — to * the eye радовать глаз /взор/ — to be *ed with /at/ smth. восхищаться чем-л. — it *s the heart to see it сердце радуется, когда видишь это — I am *ed to meet you очень рад /счастлив/ с вами познакомиться — I am *ed with you я восхищаюсь вами — *ed! (вежливая форма ответа) охотно!, с удовольствием!;
    рад!, счастлив! восхищаться, наслаждаться — to * to do smth. с наслаждением делать что-л. — to * in music получать наслаждение от музыки — to * in praises упиваться похвалой — she *s in her son она души не чает в своем сыне — I * to see you again я в восторге от того, что вновь вижу вас
    delight восхищать(ся) ~ восхищение, восторг ~ доставлять наслаждение ~ наслаждаться;
    to delight in music наслаждаться музыкой;
    (I am) delighted (to meet you) очень рад (познакомиться с вами) ~ удовольствие, наслаждение;
    to take a delight (in smth.) находить удовольствие (в чем-л.), наслаждаться (чем-л.)
    ~ наслаждаться;
    to delight in music наслаждаться музыкой;
    (I am) delighted (to meet you) очень рад (познакомиться с вами)
    ~ наслаждаться;
    to delight in music наслаждаться музыкой;
    (I am) delighted (to meet you) очень рад (познакомиться с вами)
    ~ удовольствие, наслаждение;
    to take a delight (in smth.) находить удовольствие (в чем-л.), наслаждаться (чем-л.)
    Turkish ~ рахат-лукум

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > delight

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    delight

    [dɪ’laɪt]

    1) удовольствие, восторг, наслаждение

    2) предмет удовольствия, источник наслаждения

    радоваться, восхищаться; доставлять большое удовольствие

    2000 самых употребительных английских слов > delight

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    delight

    1) удовольствие, наслаждение; to take (а) delight in smth. находить удовольствие в чем-л., наслаждаться чем-л.

    2) восхищение, восторг

    Syn:

    pleasure

    1) восхищать(ся)

    2) доставлять наслаждение

    3) наслаждаться; to delight in music наслаждаться музыкой; (I am) delighted (to meet you) очень рад (познакомиться с вами)

    * * *

    (n) наслаждение

    * * *

    1) приводить в восторг 2) восхищение, восторг

    * * *

    [de·light || dɪ’laɪt]
    восторг, восхищение, наслаждение, удовольствие, услада, очарование, прелесть
    восторгать, доставлять наслаждение, восхищать, усладить, восхищаться, наслаждаться

    * * *

    восхитить

    восхищать

    захват

    захвата

    захватить

    захваты

    захватывать

    наслаждение

    польщенность

    сладость

    увлекать

    увлечение

    увлечения

    увлеченье

    увлеченья

    удовлетворение

    удовлетворения

    удовольствие

    удовольствия

    услада

    * * *

    1. сущ.
    1) удовлетворение
    2) предмет восхищения, источник наслаждения
    3) поэт. обаяние
    2. гл.
    1) радоваться, восхищать(ся) (with)
    2) а) доставлять большое удовольствие
    б) наслаждаться, получать удовольствие

    Новый англо-русский словарь > delight

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    delight

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > delight

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    delight

    [dɪ’laɪt]

    1) Общая лексика: благодать, восторг, восторгать, восхитить, восхититься, восхищать, восхищаться, восхищение, доставить наслаждение, доставлять наслаждение, доставлять удовольствие, источник наслаждения, любоваться, насладиться, наслаждаться, наслаждение , нега, сладость, удовольствие, услада, услаждать, утеха, усладить

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > delight

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    delight

    1.

    n

    восхище́ние с; восто́рг м

    2.

    v

    приводи́ть в восто́рг

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > delight

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    delight to

    English-Russian base dictionary > delight to

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    delight

    [восторг, восхищение, наслаждение] ирон шутл что-либо неприятное, вызывающее отвращение (напр. * soldier’s delight любой нелюбимый предмет вооружения, снаряжения и т.п.)

    Conversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > delight

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    delight in

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > delight in

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    delight to do

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > delight to do

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    delight

    [dɪ`laɪt]

    удовлетворение, удовольствие, наслаждение, развлечение

    предмет восхищения, источник наслаждения

    обаяние, очарование

    радоваться, восхищать(ся)

    доставлять большое удовольствие

    наслаждаться, получать удовольствие

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > delight

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noun

a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.

something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see.

verb (used with object)

to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly: The show delighted everyone.

verb (used without object)

to have great pleasure; take pleasure (followed by in or an infinitive): She delights in going for long walks in the country.

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Origin of delight

First recorded in 1175–1225; (verb) respelling, after light1, of earlier delite,Middle English deliten, from Anglo-French deliter,Old French delitier, from Latin delectāre (see delectable); (noun) respelling (as above) of Middle English delit, from Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of the verb

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OTHER WORDS FROM delight

de·light·er, nounde·light·ing·ly, adverbde·light·less, adjectiveself-de·light, noun

un·de·light·ing, adjective

Words nearby delight

delicately, delicatessen, Delicia, delicious, delict, delight, delighted, delightful, delightsome, Delilah, DeLillo

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Words related to delight

contentment, glee, joy, pleasure, satisfaction, amuse, attract, charm, cheer, enchant, enrapture, entertain, fascinate, gratify, please, rejoice, satisfy, thrill, wow, delectation

How to use delight in a sentence

  • Loaded with fast-drying archival ink, the Sakura’s Pigma Micron fineliners are simply a delight to work with.

  • As the biggest snowstorm in the region in two years, it brought delight to snow lovers and proved not to be a huge inconvenience.

  • To me, love for food should be about the appreciation of subtlety, not a delight in savagery.

  • Particularly during the colder months, I love employing this method to turn tough cuts of meat into silken morsels of pure delight.

  • Despite that it leans a bit toward wordiness and could have used maybe one less caper, “The Big Tow” is a true delight – but not for the reasons you might think.

  • His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.

  • Then they sat down at the dinner table and ate with delight.

  • One gets the impression that God would take great delight in letting them go.

  • But I also want jazz to be loved and enjoyed, to serve as a source of enchantment and delight.

  • Our brains and bodies delight in the sweet stuff, in the same way we might respond to a drug, causing us to want more and more.

  • He held it, but it was without pressure; without recognizance of the delight with which he once grasped it.

  • Terror drives you on; fate coerces you; you can’t help yourself, and my delight is to make the plunge terrible.

  • Louis listened with pleasure, and dwelt with delight on the interesting Princess and her son.

  • It was her delight to mingle politics and chivalric devotion, in their long conferences.

  • The morning we started was one of those perfect autumnal days when it is a delight simply to live.

British Dictionary definitions for delight


verb

(tr) to please greatly

(intr foll by in) to take great pleasure (in)

noun

extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy

something that causes thismusic was always his delight

Derived forms of delight

delighter, noun

Word Origin for 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

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восторг, восхищение, наслаждение, наслаждаться, восхищать, восхищаться

существительное

- восторг, восхищение; наслаждение; удовольствие; услада

with delight — с удовольствием, с наслаждением
to his delight — к его удовольствию
to the great delight of smb., much to smb.’s delight — к чьему-л. великому /вящему/ удовольствию
to give smb. delight — доставлять кому-л. удовольствие /наслаждение/
to take /to have, to find/ delight in smth., to take /to have/ delight in doing smth. — находить удовольствие /наслаждение/ в чём-л.
delirious with delight — вне себя от радости

- источник наслаждения

the delights of country life — прелести сельской жизни
music is her only delight — музыка — ее единственная услада
the fragrance of the flowers was a sheer delight — аромат цветов был бесподобен
it’s a delight to hear him talk — слушать его — одно наслаждение
it’s such a delight to read — читать — такое удовольствие

- поэт. очарование, прелесть

to kick up the devil’s delight, to raise hell’s delight — буянить, скандалить; учинить скандал

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Словосочетания

a garden full of tasty delights — сад, полный разных вкусностей  
to chortle with delight — фыркать от удовольствия  
great delight — большое удовольствие  
sheer / pure delight — сплошное удовольствие  
to feel delight — наслаждаться  
to squeal with / in delight — визжать от восторга  
to take (a) delight in (doing) smth. — получать удовольствие от чего-л., наслаждаться чем-л.  
to smb.’s delight — к чьему-л. удовольствию  
to delight smb.’s eye — быть приятным взору кого-л., радовать чей-л. глаз  
mighty delight — огромное удовольствие  
delight in music — получать наслаждение от музыки; наслаждаться музыкой  

Примеры с переводом

The trip was a delight.

Путешествие было настоящим наслаждением.

I am delighted with my new house.

Я восхищена своим новым домом. / Новый дом мне очень нравится.

Children delight in contact with animals.

Дети в восторге от общения с животными.

To my great delight, our guests arrived on time.

К моему большому удовольствию наши гости прибыли вовремя.

The kids were screaming with delight.

Дети вопили от восторга.

Her fabulous recipes will delight anyone who loves chocolate.

Ее изумительные рецепты порадуют тех, кто любит шоколад.

He was giddy with delight.

У него закружилась голова от восторга.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

The children squirmed with delight.

We watched the fireworks with delight.

He opened the gifts with childish delight.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

delightful  — восхитительный, очаровательный, сладостный
delighted  — восхищенный, радостный, очарованный

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: delight
he/she/it: delights
ing ф. (present participle): delighting
2-я ф. (past tense): delighted
3-я ф. (past participle): delighted

noun
ед. ч.(singular): delight
мн. ч.(plural): delights

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested from the 13th century, from Middle English delite, from Old French deleiter, deliter, from Latin delectare (to delight, please), frequentative of delicere (to allure, entice), from de- (away) + laciō (I lure, I deceive), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (to draw, pull), of unknown ultimate origin. Related with delectation, delicate, delicious and dilettante. The modern unetymological spelling (instead of expected delite) is influenced by light and other words in -ight, such as might, bright, etc. The -gh- may also be an attempt to represent the Latin -c-; compare obsolete indight for indict.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dəˈlaɪt/, /dɪˈlaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun[edit]

delight (countable and uncountable, plural delights)

  1. Joy; pleasure.
    • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

      [] the isle is full of noises,
      Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.

    • 1967, Sleigh, Barbara, Jessamy, 1993 edition, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 122:

      At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.

    • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

      From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.

    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:delight.
  2. Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
    • 1580, Greensleeves,
      Greensleeves was all my joy / Greensleeves was my delight, []
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC, line 17-19:

      [] Awake
      My fairest, my espous’d, my latest found,
      Heav’ns last best gift, my ever new delight,

    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:delight.

Derived terms[edit]

  • undelight
  • delightful
  • afternoon delight
  • Buddha’s delight
  • duping delight
  • gardener’s delight
  • Idiot’s Delight
  • lumps of delight
  • Turkish delight
  • queen’s delight
  • take delight in

Translations[edit]

joy, pleasure

  • Arabic: فُرْجَة‎ f (furja)
  • Armenian: ցնծություն (hy) (cʿncutʿyun), հրճվանք (hy) (hrčvankʿ)
  • Belarusian: захапле́нне n (zaxapljénnje), асало́да f (asalóda), уце́ха f (ucjéxa), задавальне́нне n (zadavalʹnjénnje), прые́мнасць n (pryjémnascʹ)
  • Bengali: আমোদ (amōd)
  • Bulgarian: насла́да (bg) f (nasláda), удово́лствие (bg) n (udovólstvie)
  • Catalan: delit (ca) m, plaer (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 樂趣乐趣 (zh) (lèqù)
  • Czech: rozkoš (cs) f, potěšení (cs) n, požitek (cs) m
  • Dutch: vreugde (nl) f, plezier (nl) n
  • Finnish: ilo (fi)
  • French: plaisir (fr), délice (fr), joie (fr)
  • Galician: ledicia (gl) f
  • German: Freude (de) f, Entzückung (de) f, Wohlgefallen (de) n, Lust (de) f
  • Greek: χαρά (el) f (chará)
    Ancient: τέρψις f (térpsis)
  • Hindi: ख़ुश m (xuś), आनंद (hi) m (ānand)
  • Hungarian: boldogság (hu), öröm (hu), élvezet (hu)
  • Ido: delekteso (io)
  • Italian: delizia (it) f, piacere (it) m
  • Japanese: 喜び (ja) (よろこび, yorokobi)
  • Korean: 기쁨 (ko) (gippeum), 즐거움 (ko) (jeulgeoum)
  • Latin: gaudium n, frūctus (la) m
  • Macedonian: задоволство n (zadovolstvo)
  • Maori: hurō, harikoa, manahau
  • Ngazidja Comorian: mdjipvio
  • Old English: wynn f
  • Persian: خرسندی (fa) (xorsandi)
  • Polish: radość (pl) f, rozkosz (pl) f, przyjemność (pl) f, zachwyt (pl) m
  • Portuguese: deleite (pt)
  • Romanian: deliciu (ro) n, desfătare (ro) f, plăcere (ro) f, juisare (ro) f
  • Russian: восто́рг (ru) m (vostórg), наслажде́ние (ru) n (naslaždénije), удово́льствие (ru) n (udovólʹstvije)
  • Sanskrit: सुख (sa) (sukha), चनस् (sa) n (canas)
  • Scottish Gaelic: sogan m
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: срећа f
    Roman: sreća f
  • Slovak: rozkoš f, potešenie n, pôžitok m
  • Spanish: deleite (es), regocijo (es), delicia f, placer (es) m, delectación f, gozo (es) m
  • Thai: สุข (th) (sùk)
  • Tocharian B: plānto, yāso
  • Turkish: sevinç (tr), neşe (tr), mutluluk (tr)
  • Ugaritic: 𐎐𐎓𐎎𐎚 (nʿmt)
  • Ukrainian: захо́плення n (zaxóplennja), насоло́да f (nasolóda), за́хват (uk) m (záxvat), уті́ха f (utíxa), розкошува́ння n (rozkošuvánnja), задово́лення n (zadovólennja), приє́мність f (pryjémnistʹ)
  • Vietnamese: niềm vui (vi)
  • Urdu: خوش‎ m (xuś)

Verb[edit]

delight (third-person singular simple present delights, present participle delighting, simple past and past participle delighted)

  1. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
    • 1842, Tennyson, Le Morte d’Arthur:
      Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:delight.

    A beautiful landscape delights the eye.

  2. (intransitive) To have or take great pleasure.
    • c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.:
      A ſclaunderous tunge, a tunge of a ſkolde,
      Worketh more miſchiefe than can be tolde;
      That, if I wiſt not to be controlde,
      Yet ſomwhat to ſay I dare well be bolde,
      How ſome delite for to lye, thycke and threfolde.
    • 1580, Greensleeves:
      For I have loved you well and long, / Delighting in your company.
    • 1908, T.J. Griffths, The Cambrian (volume 28, page 504)
      He was an eisteddfodwr and delighted to hear good singing, whether it was in the sanctuary or at the eisteddfodic gatherings.

Derived terms[edit]

  • delight in
  • duping delight

[edit]

  • delicacy
  • delicate
  • delicatessen
  • delicious

Translations[edit]

to give pleasure to

  • Bulgarian: доставям удоволствие (dostavjam udovolstvie)
  • Cornish: lowenhe, didhana
  • Dutch: bevallen (nl), behagen (nl)
  • Finnish: ilahduttaa (fi), riemastuttaa
  • French: enchanter (fr), ravir (fr)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: τέρπω (térpō)
  • Hebrew: שימח שִׂמֵּחַ(siméakh)
  • Ido: delektar (io)
  • Italian: deliziare (it)
  • Latin: oblectō, dēlectō (la), iuvo
  • Maori: manawarū
  • Polish: cieszyć (pl), radować (pl), zachwycać (pl)
  • Portuguese: deliciar (pt), encantar (pt)
  • Sanskrit: प्रीणाति (sa) (prīṇāti)
  • Spanish: regocijar (es), complacer (es), deleitar (es), hacer las delicias de
  • Swedish: glädja (sv)
  • Yiddish: באַגליקן(baglikn)

to take pleasure in

  • Sanskrit: रणति (sa) (raṇati)

Further reading[edit]

  • delight in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • “delight”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams[edit]

  • gildeth, glideth, lighted

Other forms: delighted; delights; delighting

When you like someone, you might say, «She is an absolute delight.» You mean you think she’s great: a delight is a source of joy, and to delight is to cause pleasure. Babies are particularly good at expressing delight in new things.

Delight is often associated with an initial impression—one says, «She continues to delight us,» to suggest that the first impression continues. The word delight derives from the Latin delectare «to charm,» which also gives us delectable, and the same lighthearted sense of pure, uncomplicated pleasure.

Definitions of delight

  1. noun

    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

    “his
    delight to see her was obvious to all”

    synonyms:

    delectation

  2. noun

    something or someone that provides a source of happiness

    “the new car is a
    delight

    synonyms:

    joy, pleasure

  3. “he
    delights in his granddaughter”

    synonyms:

    enjoy, revel

  4. verb

    give pleasure to or be pleasing to

    synonyms:

    please

    please

    give satisfaction

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Britannica Dictionary definition of DELIGHT

[noncount]

:

a strong feeling of happiness

:

great pleasure or satisfaction

  • His expression when he saw the baby was one of pure delight. [=joy]

  • We watched the fireworks with delight.

  • The kids screamed in delight as they chased one another around the park.

  • To our delight, our guests decided to stay another night. [=we were very happy that our guests decided to stay another night]

  • To the delight of the children, there were enough cookies for everyone to have two.

  • She takes delight in [=very much enjoys] her new job.

  • Some people seem to take great delight in hearing about the misfortunes of others.

[count]

:

something that makes you very happy

:

something that gives you great pleasure or satisfaction

  • The trip was a delight.

  • a garden full of tasty delights

  • The magazine is a cook’s delight.

  • The stories are a delight to read.

Britannica Dictionary definition of DELIGHT

[+ object]

:

to make (someone) very happy

:

to give (someone) great pleasure or satisfaction

  • The toy delighted the children.

  • The stories will delight readers of all ages.

delight in

[phrasal verb]

delight in (something)

:

to be very happy because of (something)

:

to enjoy (something) very much

  • I walked slowly, delighting in the crisp autumn air.

  • He delights in meeting new people.

delight
1. [dıʹlaıt] n 1. 1) восторг, восхищение; наслаждение; удовольствие; услада
with ~ — с удовольствием, с наслаждением
to his ~ — к его удовольствию
to the great ~ of smb., much to smb.‘s ~ — к чьему-л. великому /вящему/ удовольствию
to give smb. ~ — доставлять кому-л. удовольствие /наслаждение/
to take /to have, to find/ ~ in smth., to take /to have/ ~ in doing smth. — находить удовольствие /наслаждение/ в чём-л.
delirious with ~ — вне себя от радости
2) источник наслаждения
the ~s of country life — прелести сельской жизни
music is her only ~ — музыка — её единственная услада
the fragrance of the flowers was a sheer ~ — аромат цветов был бесподобен
it‘s a ~ to hear him talk — слушать его — одно наслаждение
it‘s such a ~ to read — читать — такое удовольствие
2. поэт. очарование, прелесть
the devil‘s ~ см. devil I
to kick up the devil‘s ~, to raise hell‘s ~ — буянить, скандалить; учинить скандал
2. [dıʹlaıt] v 1) доставлять наслаждение; восхищать; услаждать
to ~ the eye — радовать глаз /взор/
to be ~ed with /at/ smth. — восхищаться чем-л.
it ~s the heart to see it — сердце радуется, когда видишь это
I am ~ed to meet you — очень рад /счастлив/ с вами познакомиться
I am ~ed with you — я восхищаюсь вами
~ed! — (вежливая форма ответа) а) охотно!, с удовольствием!; б) рад!, счастлив!
2) восхищаться, наслаждаться
to ~ to do smth. — с наслаждением делать что-л.
to ~ in music — получать наслаждение от музыки
to ~ in praises [flattery] — упиваться похвалой [лестью]
she ~s in her son — она души не чает в своём сыне
I ~ to see you again — я в восторге от того, что вновь вижу вас

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DELIGHT

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DELIGHT

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DELIGHT

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DELIGHT

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DELIGHT

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DELIGHT

delight [dɪˊlaɪt]
1. n
1) восхище́ние, восто́рг
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DELIGHT

1. сущ. 1) удовлетворение, удовольствие, наслаждение, развлечение to take delight in smth./ in doing smth. / to do smth. — получать удовольствие от чего-л., наслаждаться чем-л. to feel delight — наслаждаться great, intense, sheer delight — сильное наслаждение, большое наслаждение To my great delight, our guests arrived on time. — К моему большому удовольствию, наши гости прибыли вовремя. Syn: enjoyment, pleasure, joy, gratification 2) предмет восхищения, источник наслаждения Syn: pleasure 3) поэт. обаяние, очарование Syn: charm, delightfulness 2. гл. 1) обыкн. страд. радовать, восхищать The whole family is delighted with the new house. — Всей семье нравится новый дом. When the baby was born, his elder sister was delighted with him. — Старшая сестра была без ума от новорожденного. Syn: rejoice 2) а) доставлять большое удовольствие Syn: please б) наслаждаться, получать удовольствие delighted in playing the guitar — получать удовольствие от игры на гитаре Syn: enjoy, revel… смотреть

DELIGHT

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DELIGHT

1. n 1) захват, захоплення, задоволення, насолода; with ~ із задоволенням; 2) джерело насолоди; the ~s of country life принади сільського життя; 3) поет. краса, принада; 2. v 1) захоплювати, тішити, усолоджувати; I am ~ed meet you я дуже радий (щасливий) познайомитися з вами; I am ~ed with you я захоплююсь вами, я в захопленні від вас; delighted! (ввічлива форма відповіді) охоче!, із задоволенням!, дуже радий!; 2) захоплюватися, утішатися, усолоджуватися…. смотреть

DELIGHT

1. vзахоплювати(ся), втішатися (чимсь — in)she delights in music — вона дуже любить музикуI am delighted — я дуже радий2. nзахват, захоплення; задовол… смотреть

DELIGHT

удовольствие, наслаждение; восхищение, восторг восхищать(ся) доставлять наслаждение наслаждаться

DELIGHT

v. восторгать, доставлять наслаждение, восхищать, усладить, восхищаться, наслаждаться

DELIGHT

• Every man has his delight — У всякого барона своя фантазия (У)

DELIGHT

n. восторг, восхищение, наслаждение, удовольствие, услада, очарование, прелесть

DELIGHT

захоплення, насолода, задоволення, захоплювати

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DELIGHT HOTEL TAIPEI (TAIPEI)

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DELIGHT IN

delight in: translationSynonyms and related words:adore, appreciate, bask in, be fond of, be partial to, be pleased with, cherish, derive pleasure from… смотреть

DELIGHT SOMEONE BY SOMETHING

delight someone by something: translation
delight someone by something
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DELIGHT SOMEONE WITH SOMETHING

delight someone with something: translation
delight someone with something
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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

de•light /dɪˈlaɪt/USA pronunciation  
n. 

  1. great enjoyment;
    joy;
    happiness:[uncountable]I get a great deal of delight from watching my children read their books.
  2. something that gives great pleasure:[countable]The zoo is a delight to visit.

v.

  1. [ + obj] to give delight to:The circus will delight young and old alike.
  2. [ + in + verb-ing] to have or take great pleasure:She delights in walking.

de•light•ed, adj.: [ be + ~ + to + verb]I was delighted to see you.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

de•light 
(di līt),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment;
    joy;
    rapture:She takes great delight in her job.
  2. something that gives great pleasure:The dance was a delight to see.

v.t.

  1. to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to;
    please highly:The show delighted everyone.

v.i.

  1. to have great pleasure;
    take pleasure (fol. by in or an infinitive):She delights in going for long walks in the country.
  • Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of verb, verbal
  • Latin delectāre (see delectable); (noun, nominal) respelling, respelled (as above) of Middle English delit
  • Anglo-French deliter, Old French delitier
  • (verb, verbal) respelling, respelled, after light1, of earlier delite, Middle English deliten 1175–1225

de•lighter, n. 
de•lighting•ly, adv. 
de•lightless, adj. 

    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged transport, delectation. See pleasure. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged charm, enrapture.


    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distress.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disappointment.


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ vb

  1. (transitive) to please greatly
  2. (intransitive) followed by in: to take great pleasure (in)

n

  1. extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy
  2. something that causes this

Etymology: 13th Century: 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

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