Definitions for delight
dɪˈlaɪtde·light

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. delight, delectationnoun

   a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

   "his delight to see her was obvious to all"

2. joy, delight, pleasureverb

   something or someone that provides a source of happiness

   "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"

3. please, delightverb

   give pleasure to or be pleasing to

   "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

4. delight, enjoy, revelverb

   take delight in

   "he delights in his granddaughter"

5. enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delightverb

   hold spellbound

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. delightnoun

   joy; pleasure

2. delightverb

   To give pleasure to.

3. Etymology: A wrong spelling, in imitation of words like light, might, etc.; the analogical modern spelling would be delite;, from deliten, from deleiter, deliter, from delectare, frequentative of delicere; see delicate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delightnoun

   Etymology: delice, Fr. from delector, Latin.

   1. Joy; content; satisfaction.

   And Saul commanded his servants, saying, commune with David secretly, and say, behold the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee; now therefore be the king’s son-in-law. 1 Sa. xviii. 22.

   2. That which gives delight.

   Come, sisters, chear we up his sprights,
   And shew the best of our delights:
   We’ll charm the air to give a sound,
   While you perform your antick round. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Titus Vespasian was not more the delight of human kind: the universal empire made him only known, and more powerful, but could not make him more beloved. John Dryden, Juv. Dedic.

   She was his care, his hope, and his delight;
   Most in his thought, and ever in his sight. John Dryden, Fables.

2. To DELIGHTverb

   Etymology: delector, Latin.

   1. To please; to content; to satisfy; to afford pleasure.

   Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Ps. xxxvii. 4.

   Poor insects, whereof some are bees, delighted with flowers, and their sweetness; others beetles, delighted with other kinds of viands. John Locke.

   He heard, he took, and pouring down his throat,
   Delighted, swill’d the large luxurious draught. Alexander Pope, Odyss.

3. To Delightverb

   To have delight or pleasure in. It is followed by in.

   Doth my lord, the king, delight in this thing? 2 Sa. xxiv.

   Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. Psal. cxii. 1.

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1. delight

   Delight refers to a high degree of pleasure, enjoyment, or satisfaction often arising from an unexpected source or a particularly pleasing experience. It can also refer to something or someone that provides such enjoyment or satisfaction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delightverb

   a high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy

2. Delightverb

   that which gives great pleasure or delight

3. Delightverb

   licentious pleasure; lust

4. Delightverb

   to give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear

5. Delightverb

   to have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in

6. Etymology: [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. dlecter, 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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delight

   Delight is a town in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 279 at the 2010 census. It is the birthplace of country musician Glen Campbell, though the actual early home of the Country Music Hall of Fame inductee was in nearby Billstown, which Campbell describes as a "suburb" of Delight. Delight is also the home of former Arkansas State Auditor and Treasurer Gus Wingfield, and the father of actor and singer Scott Reeves.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delight

   de-līt′, v.t. to please highly.—v.i. to have or take great pleasure: to be greatly pleased.—n. a high degree of pleasure: extreme satisfaction: that which gives great pleasure.—p.adj. Delight′ed, greatly pleased: (Shak.) delightful.—adjs. Delight′ful, Delight′some, full of delight.—adv. Delight′fully.—n. Delight′fulness.—adj. Delight′less, affording no delight. [O. Fr. deliter—L. delectāre, inten. of delicĕre.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. delight

   To feel joy and love.

   The delight on his face was beautiful as his future wife walked through the door following a holiday, they hugged for hours.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

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1. delight

   Song lyrics by delight -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by delight on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DELIGHT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Delight is ranked #154907 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Delight surname appeared 105 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Delight.
   
   91.4% or 96 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Please
   • Satisfy

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'delight' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4820

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'delight' in Nouns Frequency: #1752

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Anagrams for delight »

1. glideth

2. lighted

How to pronounce delight?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say delight in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of delight in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of delight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of delight in a Sentence

1. Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7:

   Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

2. Saadi:

   A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.

3. Andy Samberg:

   Donald Trump is running for president, to the delight of uncles everywhere. I've got to say, sure Donald Trump seems racist.

4. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil:

   Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health; everything unconditional belongs in pathology.

5. J. Krishnamurti:

   The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=delight
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Delight
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=delight
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delight
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=delight
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=delight
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=delight