delight
Delight is defined as a feeling of great happiness or it is something that causes happiness or joy.
(noun)- An example of delight is what you feel when you've just won the lottery.
- An example of delight is your favorite quaint little restaurant.
To delight is defined as to cause someone to feel great happiness or to feel great happiness or joy.
(verb)- An example of delight is a baby who says her first words and brings her parents great joy with those words.
- An example of delight is a person who really enjoys painting.
See delight in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
Origin: ME deliten < OFr delitier < L delectare, to delight, freq. of OL delicere < de-, from + lacere, to entice, lit., to ensnare < IE base *lek-, twig, snare > OE læl, whip: sp. infl. by light
intransitive verb
- to give great joy or pleasure
- to be highly pleased; rejoice: usually with in or an infinitive
noun
- great joy or pleasure
- something giving great joy or pleasure
- Old Poet. the power of pleasing
Origin: ME & OFr delit < the v.
See delight in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Great pleasure; joy.
- Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment.
- To take great pleasure or joy: delights in taking long walks.
- To give great pleasure or joy: an old movie that still delights.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English delit
Origin: , from Old French, a pleasure
Origin: , from delitier, to please, charm
Origin: , from Latin dēlectāre
Origin: : dē-, intensive pref.; see de-
Origin: + lactāre
Origin: , frequentative of lacere, to entice
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