delight (noun)

  • 41joy — noun 1) whoops of joy Syn: delight, great pleasure, joyfulness, jubilation, triumph, exultation, rejoicing, happiness, gladness, glee, exhilaration, exuberance, elation, euphoria, bliss, ecstasy, rapture; …

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  • 42pride — noun 1) their triumphs were a source of pride Syn: self esteem, dignity, honor, self respect, self worth, self regard, pride in oneself Ant: shame 2) take pride in a good job well done Syn …

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  • 43rapture — noun she gazed at him in rapture go into raptures Syn: ecstasy, bliss, exaltation, euphoria, elation, joy, enchantment, delight, happiness, pleasure •• rapture, bliss, ecstasy, euphoria, transport Happiness is one thing; bliss is another,… …

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  • 44entrancement — noun a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment • Syn: ↑ravishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑ravish (for: ↑ravishment), ↑entrance • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 45ravishment — noun 1. the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will • Syn: ↑rape, ↑violation, ↑assault • Derivationally related forms: ↑ravish, ↑assault (for: ↑assault), ↑ …

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  • 46turkish paste — noun see turkish delight * * * Turkish delight or Turkish paste, a jellylike candy made, usually in cubes dusted with powdered sugar, of sugar, water, gelatin, and flavoring …

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  • 47charm — noun 1》 the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others.     ↘an attractive characteristic or feature. 2》 a small ornament worn on a necklace or bracelet. 3》 an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power. 4》 Physics …

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  • 48promised land — noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace • Syn: ↑Eden, ↑paradise, ↑nirvana, ↑heaven, ↑Shangri la • Derivationally related forms: ↑paradisiacal (for: ↑ …

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  • 49rose campion — noun an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers • Syn: ↑mullein pink, ↑gardener s delight, ↑dusty miller, ↑Lychnis coronaria • Hypernyms: ↑lychnis,… …

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  • 50sadism — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Marquis de Sade Date: 1888 1. a sexual perversion in which gratification is obtained by the infliction of physical or mental pain on others (as on a love object) compare masochism 2. a.… …

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