delight

de·light

D0111800 (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.

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[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.]

delight

(dɪˈlaɪt) vb1. (tr) to please greatly2. (foll by: in) to take great pleasure (in)n3. extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy4. 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

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)]

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	delight - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"delectationpleasure, 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 enchantmentamusement - a feeling of delight at being entertainedSchadenfreude - 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, pleasurepositive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences
Verb	1.	delight - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"pleaseendear - 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 satisfiedenchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport, delight - hold spellbound
	2.	delight - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"revel, enjoyhave 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 enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transportdelight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

delight

noun1. 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, disapprobationverb1. 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, dissatisfydelight 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.

delight

nounA feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good or desired:delectation, enjoyment, joy, pleasure.verb1. To feel or take joy or pleasure:exult, joy, pleasure, rejoice.2. To like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessively.Also used with in:adore, dote on (or upon), love.Slang: eat up, groove on.3. To give great or keen pleasure to:cheer, enchant, gladden, gratify, overjoy, please, pleasure, tickle.Archaic: joy.

Translations

使高兴取乐快乐高兴

delight

(diˈlait) verb1. to please greatly. I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation. 使高興 使高兴2. to have or take great pleasure (from). He delights in teasing me. 取樂 取乐 noun (something which causes) great pleasure. Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life. 快樂 快乐deˈlightful adjective causing delight. a delightful person/party. 令人高興的 令人高兴的deˈlightfully adverb 快樂地 快乐地

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