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Showing words for DELIGHT using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Delight

delight, lighted

6 Letter Words for Delight

hilted, lithed

5 Letter Words for Delight

delhi, delit, dight, edith, eight, ethid, gelid, getid, gilet, gleit, glide, heild, hidel, hield, legit, light, lited, lithe, tilde, tiled

4 Letter Words for Delight

deil, deli, delt, deti, diel, diet, dite, edit, eigh, eild, elhi, geit, geld, gied, gild, gile, gilt, gite, gith, gled, glei, glid, glit, heid, heil, held, heli, hide, hied, hild, hile, hilt, htel, idle, ilth, itel, lgth, lied, lige, lite, lith, teil, teld, teli, thed, thig, tide, tied, tige, tile

3 Letter Words for Delight

deg, dei, del, det, die, dig, dil, dit, dle, edh, eld, eli, elt, eth, ged, gel, get, gid, gie, git, gld, glt, gtd, gte, hdl, hed, hei, hel, het, hgt, hid, hie, hit, hld, ide, ile, itd, ldg, led, leg, lei, let, lhd, lid, lie, lig, lit, ltd, ted, teg, tel, thd, the, tid, tie, tig, til

Definitions for Delight

[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.
[3] to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly: The show delighted everyone.
[4] to have great pleasure; take pleasure (followed by in or an infinitive): She delights in going for long walks in the country.
[5] (tr) to please greatly
[6] (intr foll by in ) to take great pleasure (in)
[7] extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy
[8] something that causes this music was always his delight

Words related to Delight

satisfaction, joy, glee, contentment, pleasure, satisfy, gratify, rejoice, thrill, attract, amuse, please, cheer, entertain, charm, enrapture, enchant, wow, fascinate, jollity

Words nearby Delight

delicate, delicatessen, delicia, delicious, delict, delight, delighted, delightful, delightsome, delilah, delillo

Origin of Delight

1175–1225; (v.) respelling, after light1, of earlier delite, Middle English deliten < Anglo-French deliter, Old French delitier < Latin delectāre (see delectable); (noun) respelling (as above) of Middle English delit < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of v.

Other words from Delight

de·light·er , noun
de·light·ing·ly , adverb
de·light·less , adjective
self-de·light , noun
un·de·light·ing , adjective

Word origin for Delight

C13: from Old French delit, from deleitier to please, from Latin dēlectāre, from dēlicere to allure, from de- + lacere to entice; see delicious ; English spelling influenced by light

Synonyms for Delight

contentment, glee, joy, pleasure, satisfaction, delectation, ecstasy, enchantment, felicity, fruition, gladness, gratification, hilarity, jollity, mirth, rapture, relish, transport, joyance