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delight

  • noun
  • /dəˈlaɪt/

Something that gives great joy or pleasure.

Related words

  • undelight
  • Cupid's delight
  • idiot's delight
  • delightless
  • delightly
  • delightsome
  • delightful
  • duper's delight
  • afternoon delight
  • Buddha's delight
  • duping delight
  • gardener's delight

Example sentences

  • “A cat is a delight.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "dēlectō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “delight” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.