delight
IPA: dɪɫˈaɪt
noun
- Joy; pleasure.
- Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
verb
- To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
- (intransitive) To have or take great pleasure.
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Examples of "delight" in Sentences
- To my delight, she was committal.
- It was delightful to laze in the yard.
- The guests were delighted with the food.
- He delighted in the company of his students.
- How delightful are the pleasures of the imagination
- Cage was delighted and graciously accepted the gift.
- Such is the delightful muddle of beer classification
- The prospect is delightful, and the house was magnificent.
- But the Hollywood press, unaccustomed to candor, was delighted.
- Our weal his chief concern, delight, His happy home made labour sweet.
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