Sekirov Dictionary

delight

/dəˈlaɪt/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 2

noun2

•
Joy; pleasure.
- A fool hath no delight in understanding. — 1611
•
Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
- Greensleeves was all my joy / Greensleeves was my delight, […] — 1580

verb2

•
To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
- A beautiful landscape delights the eye.
•
To have or take great pleasure.
- A sclaunderous tunge, a tunge of a skolde, Worketh more mischiefe than can be tolde; That, if I wist not to be controlde, Yet somwhat to say I dare well be bolde, — 1515

forms

delighted · delighting · delighteth · delights · delightest

Phrases with delight

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