Hypertext Webster Gateway: "delight"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Delight \De*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delighted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Delighting}.] [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier,
F. d['e]lecter, fr. L. delectare to entice away, to delight
(sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to
allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus
a snare. Cf. {Delectate}, {Delicate}, {Delicious},
{Dilettante}, {Elicit}, {Lace}.]
To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please
highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony
delights the ear.
Inventions to delight the taste. --Shak.
Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
--Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Delight \De*light"\, v. i.
To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly
pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.
Love delights in praises. --Shak.
I delight to do thy will, O my God. --Ps. xl. 8.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Delight \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.
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt
not. --Shak.
A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov.
xviii. 2.
2. That which gives great pleasure or delight.
Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.
--Milton.
3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
delight
n 1: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight
to see her was obvious to all" [syn: {delectation}]
2: something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of
happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his
company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: {joy}, {pleasure}]
v 1: give pleasure to; be pleasing to [syn: {please}] [ant: {displease}]
2: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: {enjoy},
{revel}]
3: hold spellbound [syn: {enchant}, {enrapture}, {transport}, {enthrall},
{ravish}, {enthral}] [ant: {disenchant}]
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