delight

  • 11delight — ► 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 …

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  • 12delight — [di līt′] vt. [ME deliten < OFr delitier < L delectare, to delight, freq. of OL delicere < de , from + lacere, to entice, lit., to ensnare < IE base * lek , twig, snare > OE læl, whip: sp. infl. by LIGHT2] to give great joy or… …

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  • 13DeLight — (Агиос Иоаннис (Миконос),Греция) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: Agios Ioannis, Агиос Иоанн …

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  • 14delight — index enjoyment (pleasure), treat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15delight in — index relish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16delight in — [v] take pleasure from admire, adore, amuse oneself, appreciate, be content, be pleased, cherish, dig*, eat up*, enjoy, feast on, get a kick out of*, get high on*, get off on*, glory in, groove on*, indulge in, like, live a little*, live it up*,… …

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  • 17delight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of great pleasure ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ absolute, utter ▪ pure, sheer ▪ mischievous (esp. BrE) …

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  • 18delight — I n. 1) to feel delight; to take delight in (they took delight in watching the children play) 2) great, intense, sheer; sardonic delight 3) delight at 4) a delight to + inf. (it was a delight to watch such fine acting) 5) to smb. s delight (to my …

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  • 19delight — de|light1 [dıˈlaıt] n 1.) [U] a feeling of great pleasure and satisfaction with/in delight ▪ The kids were screaming with delight. to sb s delight/to the delight of sb ▪ To the delight of his proud parents, he has made a full recovery.… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20delight */*/ — 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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