delight (noun)

  • 11delight — verb please greatly. ↘(delight in) take great pleasure in. noun great pleasure. ↘a cause or source of great pleasure. Derivatives delighted adjective delightedly adverb Origin ME: from OFr. delitier (v.), delit (n.), from L. delectare to charm ,… …

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  • 12delight — 1. verb 1) her manners delighted him Syn: please greatly, charm, enchant, captivate, entrance, thrill; gladden, gratify, appeal to; entertain, amuse, divert; informal send, tickle pink, bowl over Ant …

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  • 13delight — 1. noun /dəˈlaɪt,dɪˈlaɪt/ joy; pleasure 2. verb /dəˈlaɪt,dɪˈlaɪt/ To give pleasure to. See Also: delicacy, delicate, delicatessen, delicious …

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  • 14delight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. joy, rapture. v. please, thrill. See pleasure. Ant., dismay. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enjoyment, joy, pleasure; see happiness 2 , pleasure 1 . See Synonym Study at pleasure . v. 1. [To give pleasure]… …

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  • 15delight factor — /dɪ laɪt ˌfæktə/ noun the customer’s pleasure at making a purchase …

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  • 16Turkish delight — ► NOUN ▪ a sweet consisting of flavoured gelatin coated in icing sugar …

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  • 17lady's-delight — noun or ladies delight | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ (plural lady s delights or ladies delights) : wild pansy …

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  • 18Turkish delight — noun Date: 1877 a jellylike or gummy confection usually cut in cubes and dusted with sugar called also Turkish paste …

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  • 19Turkish delight — noun A soft, sticky confection made from starch and sugar with various flavourings …

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  • 20Turkish delight — noun a sweet consisting of flavoured gelatin coated in icing sugar …

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