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  • 1delight — [[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… …

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  • 2delight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of great pleasure ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ absolute, utter ▪ pure, sheer ▪ mischievous (esp. BrE) …

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  • 3delight */*/ — 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… …

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  • 4delight — 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 …

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  • 5delight — delighter, n. delightingly, adv. delightless, adj. /di luyt /, n. 1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job. 2. something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see. v.t. 3. to give …

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  • 6delight — [dɪˈlaɪt] noun I 1) [U] a feeling of great happiness To my great delight, she said yes.[/ex] 2) [C] something that gives you pleasure II verb [T] delight [dɪˈlaɪt] to give someone a lot of enjoyment or pleasure • delight in doing sth …

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  • 7Delight — De*light , n. [OE. delit, OF. delit, deleit, fr. delitier, to delight. See {Delight}, v. t.] 1. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy. [1913 Webster] Sounds …

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  • 8Great Expectations — This article is about the Charles Dickens novel. For other uses, see Great Expectations (disambiguation). Great Expectations   …

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  • 9delight — /dəˈlaɪt / (say duh luyt) noun 1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture. 2. something that gives great pleasure. –verb (t) 3. to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly. –verb (i) 4. to have great… …

  • 10delight — 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 …

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