vverb.emotiongive pleasure to or be pleasing toSynset:delight please
Examples:- These colors please the senses
- a pleasing sensation
Antonyms:displease
Derivationally Related Form:pleaserpleasurepleasantdelightpleasing
Hypernyms:gratify satisfy
Inherited Hypernyms:pleasesatisfy
Direct Hyponyms:delightenchantendearenraptureenthralenthrallravishtransport
Causes:like like
Full Troponyms:enchantendear
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: please) | The good news will --- her (apply to: please, delight)
vverb.consumptiontake delight inSynset:delight enjoy revel
Examples:- he delights in his granddaughter
Derivationally Related Form:delightenjoyerenjoyment
Inherited Hypernyms:delight
Direct Hyponyms:have a ballhave a good timelive it upwallow
Entailment:expend use
Full Troponyms:have a balllive it upwallow
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s something (apply to: enjoy) | Sam and Sue --- over the results of the experiment (apply to: delight) | They will --- the duet (apply to: enjoy) | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: enjoy)
vverb.emotionhold spellboundSynset:delight enchant enrapture enthral enthrall ravish transport
Antonyms:disenchant
Derivationally Related Form:transportenchantmentravishmententhrallment
Hypernyms:delight please
Inherited Hypernyms:enchantpleasesatisfy
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: transport, enthrall, enrapture) | The good news will --- her (apply to: transport, ravish, enchant, enthral, delight, enthrall, enrapture)
adj satadj.allgreatly pleasedAntonyms:displeased
Inherited Hypernyms:delighted
Similar to:pleased
adj satadj.allfilled with wonder and delightSynset:beguiled captivated charmed enthralled entranced
Antonyms:disenchanted
Inherited Hypernyms:beguiled
Similar to:enchanted