DELIGHT


Meaning of DELIGHT in English

■ verb please greatly.

↘( ~ in ) take great pleasure in.

■ noun great pleasure.

↘a cause or source of great pleasure.

Derivatives

~ed adjective

~edly adverb

Origin

ME: from OFr. delitier (v.), delit (n.), from L. delectare 'to charm', frequentative of delicere .

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