delight
Oxford 5000 vocabulary |B2|Oxford 1001 vocabulary de‧light /dɪˈlaɪt/ noun
delight verb [transitive]
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خوشی، شوق، میل، دلشاد کردن، لذت دادن، محظوظ کردن
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Synonyms & Related Words delight[noun]Synonyms:- pleasure, ecstasy, enjoyment, gladness, glee, happiness, joy, rapture
[verb]Synonyms:- please, amuse, charm, cheer, enchant, gratify, thrill
- delight in: take pleasure in, appreciate, enjoy, feast on, like, love, relish, revel in, savour
Antonyms: aversion, disappointment
Contrasted words: aggrieve, distress, pain, trouble, afflict, try, grieve, bother, irk, bore, abhorrence, detestation, hate, hatred, dislike, distaste, discontent, dissatisfaction
Related Words: amuse,
divert,
entertain,
allure,
attract,
charm,
enchant,
fascinate,
enrapture,
entrance,
transport,
glee,
hilarity,
jollity,
mirth,
ecstasy,
rapture,
contentment,
satisfaction,
relish
English Thesaurus: happiness, pleasure, cheerfulness, satisfaction, contentment, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionary I. de‧light1 /dɪˈlaɪt/
noun1. [uncountable] a feeling of great pleasure and satisfaction
with/in delight The kids were screaming with delight.to sb’s delight/to the delight of somebody To the delight of his proud parents, he has made a full recovery.squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight She gave a little gasp of delight.2. [countable] something that makes you feel very happy or satisfied
the delights of something a chance to sample the delights of nearby Viennait is a delight to do something It was a delight to see him so fit and healthy.3. take delight in (doing) something to enjoy something very much, especially something you should not do:
Chris takes great delight in teasing his sister. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. delight2 verb [transitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: delit, from Latin delectare 'to please greatly', from delicere 'to attract']
to give someone great satisfaction and enjoyment:
Her fabulous recipes will delight anyone who loves chocolate.delight somebody with something He is delighting audiences with his wit and humour.delight in something phrasal verb [transitive not in passive] to enjoy something very much, especially something that other people think is not nice:
He delights in complicating everything. She delighted in interesting conversation. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocations delight nounI. feeling of great pleasure ADJ. deep, great, intense | absolute, utter | pure, sheer | mischievous, perverse | childish/childlike | endless | evident, obvious | mutual | aesthetic, sensual, spiritual His mind was reeling with an almost aesthetic delight at the beauty of the thing. VERB + DELIGHT express | find, take She took evident delight in frightening the children with horror stories.
give sb | scream with, squeal with, whoop with Alice squealed with sheer delight when she saw the monkeys.
be greeted with The news was greeted with great delight. PREP. in/with ~ We danced around with childish delight.
of ~ She gave a whoop of delight and dived into the water.
to your ~ To my great delight, they phoned and offered me the job.
~ at He expressed his delight at seeing us all again.
~ in I find a perverse delight in listening to traffic. PHRASES a cry/gasp/squeal of delight, much to sb's delight Much to the delight of the crowd, the band came back and did three encores. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
delight II. sth that gives great pleasure ADJ. real | constant, continual The baby was a constant delight and source of amazement.
unexpected | culinary, gastronomic VERB + DELIGHT explore, sample | enjoy, savour Savour the culinary delights of Morocco. PREP. to The old lady's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Thesaurus happiness the feeling of being happy:
Happiness is more important than money. I could see the happiness in her eyes.pleasure the feeling you have when you enjoy doing something, or when something happens that you enjoy:
Are you taking the trip for business or pleasure? His music has given pleasure to a great many people over the years.cheerfulness happy feelings, which show in your expression, your voice, and your behaviour:
'Morning, everybody!' she said with a loud cheerfulness. His normal cheerfulness seemed to have returned.satisfaction the feeling you have when you have done something well, or when something is as good as it should be:
She stood back and looked at her work with satisfaction. He gets a lot of satisfaction from helping young people in his coaching job.contentment a quietly happy and satisfied feeling:
Joey sighed with contentment, snuggling down in his warm bed.joy especially written a feeling of great happiness:
The sisters hugged and cried tears of joy. It was a day of great joy for the whole town. Most people would be jumping with joy.delight the feeling you have when you are very pleased and excited because something good has happened:
They watched with delight as their new son started walking. To her delight, she discovered the perfect wedding present.bliss a feeling of very great happiness and great pleasure – used when something has a great effect on your senses:
Lying in the warm sun and listening to the sea felt like sheer bliss (=complete bliss). Her idea of bliss is to be curled up on the sofa watching a romantic comedy with a big bowl of popcorn. The happy couple looked a picture of domestic bliss.elation written a feeling of great happiness and excitement, especially because you have achieved something or something good has happened to you:
As they reached the top, the climbers experienced a moment of elation. Her mood suddenly changed from tears and misery to a feeling of elation.euphoria an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement, especially because you have achieved something, or because of the effects of a drug:
The euphoria that new parents feel quickly changes to exhaustion. The euphoria of Ireland’s amazing victory over England last Sunday has died away. The drug produces a feeling of euphoria.ecstasy an extremely strong feeling of happiness and pleasure, especially sexual pleasure:
It was a moment of sheer ecstacy (=complete ecstacy). the ecstasy of their love-making [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲