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Meaning of delight in English

delight
noun
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/dɪˈlaɪt/ us
/dɪˈlaɪt/
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[ U ]
a feeling of great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness:
Her face had a look of pure delight.
with delight I read your letter with great delight.
in delight The children squealed in delight when they saw all the presents under the Christmas tree.
delight at His delight at seeing her again was obvious.
to someone's delight To my delight, I was proved right.
to the delight of She played all her biggest hits, to the delight of the crowd.
take delight in He seems to take great delight in (= enjoys) teasing his sister.
B2 [ C usually singular ]
something or someone that gives great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness:
My sister's little boy is a real delight.
The film is a delight from start to finish.
it is a delight to It was a delight to see her so happy and relaxed.
the delights of something
the pleasures that something gives:
We're just discovering the delights of being retired.
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delight
verb [ T ]
uk
/dɪˈlaɪt/ us
/dɪˈlaɪt/
to give someone great pleasure or satisfaction:
Peter's academic success delighted his family.
Opposite
displease formal
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Phrasal verb

delight in something
(Definition of delight from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

delight | American Dictionary

delight
noun [ C/U ]
us
/dɪˈlɑɪt/
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great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness, or something or someone that gives this:
[ C ] My sister’s little boy is a real delight.
[ U ] His music teacher expressed delight with his performance.
delight
verb [ T ]
us
/dɪˈlɑɪt/
to give someone great pleasure or satisfaction:
The songs of countrypeople and of sailors delight me.
Peter’s success at college delighted his family.

Phrasal verb

delight in something
(Definition of delight from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of delight

delight
He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in showing clemency.
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I am always delighted when his poems catch the ' ' unevenness ' ' of the flow of day.
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After observing the novel actions, the children delighted in performing them repeatedly to the exclusion of the familiar actions.
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The local intendent was delighted : although he had already built two special coaches to carry the ill, he happily accepted another.
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Rather than delighting in an arrested infancy, he was bristling with the violence of undirected and unloved adolescence.
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Seeing the large and extremely interested crowds thrilled and delighted me.
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The lad, nothing loath, would declaim before them, more often than not in a mock heroic strain that greatly delighted his workmates.
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The teachers, few of whom have done any formal linguistics, have also been delighted to find that they know more than they knew.
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Readers will be exasperated or delighted by the introductory section.
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I was also delighted to find a satisfactory increase in legibility through a sharper type face and daring use of blacker ink!
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Colleagues will probably find that the volume delights and infuriates, enlightens and obfuscates, in equal measure.
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His book is intellectually stimulating; he delights in seizing an idea and worrying at it, like a cat toying with a mouse.
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Towns were delighted by this trend as it gave them more authority and greater protection from the illegal encroachments of county justices.
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How sad that we shall have no more delights from this livelyminded, erudite and cultured historian.
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The local delicacies appear to be grotesque creations when compared with the lost delights of home.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
欣喜, 滿足, 愜意…
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欣喜, 满足, 惬意…
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deleite, deleitar, placer [masculine]…
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आनंद, सुख, समाधान देणारे काही…
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大喜び, （人）を大喜びさせる, 大喜（おおよろこ）び…
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sevinç, zevk, haz…
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grand plaisir [masculine], joie [feminine], délice [masculine]…
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delit, delectar…
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verrukken, behagen scheppen, verrukking…
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(ஏதோ ஒன்று அல்லது யாரோ ஒருவர் கொடுக்கும் ஒன்று) மிகுந்த மகிழ்ச்சி, திருப்தி அல்லது மகிழ்ச்சி…
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(किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु से मिली) खुशी…
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glæde, fryde sig over, glæde sig over…
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glädja [sig], finna nöje i, vara road av…
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menyeronokkan, suka, sangat berpuas hati…
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sich freuen, Vergnügen finden, das Vergnügen…
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glede [masculine], fryd [masculine], fornøyelse [masculine]…
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خوشی, راحت, ذہنی مسرت…
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захоплювати(ся), задовольняти, насолождуватися…
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উল্লাস, পুলক, মহান আনন্দ…
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potěšit, mít potěšení z, potěšení…
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senang, kesenangan…
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ทำให้ดีใจ, พอใจ, ความยินดี…
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làm vui thích, thích thú, sự sung sướng…
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rozkosz, radość, zachwycać…
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기쁨, -를 즐겁게 하다…
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gioia, piacere, allietare…
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