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delight

/dəˈlaɪt/noun, verb2 syllables

Delight means: hold spellbound.

Synonyms for delight27

noun, as in something or someone that provides a source of happiness

joy, pleasure

noun, as in a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

delectation

verb, as in hold spellbound

enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral

verb, as in give pleasure to or be pleasing to

please

verb, as in take delight in

enjoy, revel

also used for delight

delightedness, glee, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delection, cheer up, perk up, beatify, begladden, blissen, bright

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What does delight mean?5

verb

1

hold spellbound

2

give pleasure to or be pleasing to“These colors please the senses”

3

take delight in“he delights in his granddaughter”

noun

1

something or someone that provides a source of happiness“a joy to behold”

2

a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction“his delight to see her was obvious to all”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with delight?47

three syllables

overnight
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 47 rhymes for delight, grouped by syllable

Delight in a sentence

  • To her great delight, she passed the exam.sundown
  • If order is the pleasure of reason, disorder is the delight of imagination.DJ_Saidez
  • Alfred chortled with delight, and clapped his hands before his face.Cangarejo
  • To her delight, she got through the examination.unknown
  • To my great delight, he won the first prize.unknown
  • The soul of sweet delight, can never be defiled.al_ex_an_der
  • I have received your letter and read it with delight.eastasiastudent
  • The sight sent chills of delight up my spine.AlanF_US

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Forms of delight

as a noun

plural
delights

as a verb

past tense
delighted
present participle
delighting
third-person singular
delights
past participle
delighted