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Noun: delight  di'lIt
  1. A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
    "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
    - delectation
     
  2. Something or someone that provides a source of happiness
    "the new car is a delight"
    - joy, pleasure
Verb: delight  di'lIt
  1. Give pleasure to or be pleasing to
    - please
     
  2. Take delight in
    "he delights in his granddaughter"
    - enjoy, revel
     
  3. Hold spellbound
    - enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall [US], ravish, enthral [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: delights, delighting, delighted

Type of: gratify, pleasance, pleasure, positive stimulus, satisfy

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