1. joy, pleasure, happiness. be glad, enjoy, receive pleasure; give pleasure. delight\de*light"\, 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. i delight to do thy will, o my god. xl. 8.delight \de*light"\ , n. [oe. delit, of. delit, deleit, fr. delitier, to delight. see:
delight, v. t.].
2. 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. a fool hath no delight in understanding. xviii.
3. 2. that which gives great pleasure or delight. heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.
4. licentious pleasure; lust. [obs.]delight \de*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. delighted; p. pr. & vb. n. delighting.] [oe. deliten, of. delitier, deleitier, f. délecter, 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. delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.delight n.
5. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see:
her was obvious to all" [syn: delectation].
6. something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: joy, pleasure] v 1: give pleasure to; be pleasing to [syn: please] [ant: displease] 2: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: enjoy, revel].
7. hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral] [ant: disenchant].
8. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.
9. That which gives great pleasure or delight.
10. Licentious pleasure; lust.
11. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear.
12. To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; followed by an infinitive, or by in. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see:
her was obvious to all" take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter".
13. 1. Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure. Throughout the house, the views are a constant source of surprise and delight Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel's nickname for the baby To my great delight, it worked perfectly.
14. If someone takes delight or takes a delight in something, they get a lot of pleasure from it. Haig took obvious delight in proving his critics wrong.
15. approval You can refer to someone or something that gives you great pleasure or enjoyment as a delight. Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of a holiday abroad. = joy.
16. If something delights you, it gives you a lot of pleasure. She has created a style of music that has delighted audiences all over the world.
17. If you delight in something, you get a lot of pleasure from it. Generations of adults and children have delighted in the story He delighted in sharing his love of birds with children. to give someone great satisfaction and enjoyment.
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