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delight(1) (iou)



delight noun. ME.
[Old French delit, from stem of delitier from Latin delectare to allure, charm, frequentative of delicere. The spelling with -gh- on the analogy of native words like light dates from 16.]
The fact or condition of being delighted; pleasure, joy, or gratification felt in a high degree. ME.
Coleridge He gazed! he thrilled with deep delight! B. Jowett The branch of knowledge..in which he takes the greatest delight.
A thing which or person who causes great pleasure or joy, a source of delight. ME.
debs' delight, deb's delight: see DEB. hell's delight: see HELL noun. lady's delight: see LADY noun & adjective.
Ld Macaulay The poetry and eloquence of Greece had been the delight of Raleigh. K. A. Porter She enjoyed Freytag's good looks, he was a delight to her eyes. L. Blue There are many other delights in a Polish kitchen. New Scientist The mammalogist's delightfaecal analysis.
The quality of delighting; delightfulness. Now poet. ME.
Wordsworth She was a Phantom of delight.
Turkish delight, lumps of delight, a sweet made of flavoured gelatinous lumps coated with powdered sugar. M19.
delightless adjective not giving delight L16.