delight in (verb)
1delight — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a high degree of gratification ; joy; also extreme satisfaction 2. something that gives great pleasure < her performance was a delight > 3. archaic the power of affording pleasure II …
2delight — ► VERB 1) please greatly. 2) (delight in) take great pleasure in. ► NOUN 1) great pleasure. 2) a cause or source of great pleasure. ORIGIN Latin delectare to charm …
3delight in — verb enjoy Syn: take delight in …
4delight — 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 ,… …
5delight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of great pleasure ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ absolute, utter ▪ pure, sheer ▪ mischievous (esp. BrE) …
6delight — de|light1 [ dı laıt ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a feeling of great happiness and pleasure: delight in: Joe s delight in his children s achievements was beautiful to see. with/in delight: They would slide down the icy slopes, shrieking with delight. to …
7delight — [[t]dɪla͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ delights, delighting, delighted 1) N UNCOUNT Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure. Throughout the house, the views are a constant source of surprise and delight... Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel s… …
8delight — 1 noun 1 (U) feelings of great pleasure and satisfaction: with/in delight: The kids rushed down to the beach, shrieking with delight. | to sb s delight: To my secret delight, Sarah announced that she was leaving. | scream/gasp etc of delight:… …
9delight in — de ˈlight ˌin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they delight in he/she/it delights in present participle delighting in …
10delight */*/ — I UK [dɪˈlaɪt] / US noun Word forms delight : singular delight plural delights 1) [uncountable] a feeling of great happiness and pleasure delight in: Joe s delight in his children s achievements was beautiful to see. with/in delight: They would… …
