delight

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♦ de|light /dɪl'aɪt/ (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 nickname for the baby...
To my great delight, it worked perfectly.
2 [PHRASE] V inflects, usu PHR in -ing/n
If someone takes delight or takes a delight in something, they get a lot of pleasure from it.
Haig took obvious delight in proving his critics wrong...
3 [N-COUNT] oft N of n/-ing, N to-inf
You can refer to someone or something that gives you great pleasure or enjoyment as a delight.
Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of a holiday abroad.
= joy
4 [VERB] V n
If something delights you, it gives you a lot of pleasure.
She has created a style of music that has delighted audiences all over the world...
5 [VERB] V in n/-ing, V in n/-ing
If you delight in something, you get a lot of pleasure from it.
Generations of adults and children have delighted in the story...
He delighted in sharing his love of birds with children.Turk|ish de|light (Turkish delights)
[N-VAR]
Turkish delight is a jelly-like sweet that is covered with powdered sugar or chocolate.

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