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		|  delight 
  
 
 1. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction (Freq. 9)
 - his delight to see her was obvious to all
 • Syn:
 delectation
 • Hypernyms:
 pleasure, pleasance
 • Hyponyms:
 entrancement, ravishment, amusement, Schadenfreude
 2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness
 - a joy to behold
 - the pleasure of his company
 - the new car is a delight
 • Syn:
 joy, pleasure
 • Derivationally related forms:
 please (for: pleasure), joy (for: joy)
 • Hypernyms:
 positive stimulus
 
 1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to (Freq. 5)
 - These colors please the senses
 - a pleasing sensation
 • Syn:
 please
 • Ant:
 displease (for: please)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 pleasant (for: please), pleasure (for: please), pleaser (for: please), pleasing (for: please)
 • Hypernyms:
 satisfy, gratify
 • Hyponyms:
 endear, enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall,
 ravish, enthral
 • Verb Group:
 please
 • Cause:
 like
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s somebody
 - Something ----s somebody
 - The good news will delight her
 2. take delight in (Freq. 3)
 - he delights in his granddaughter
 • Syn:
 enjoy, revel
 • Derivationally related forms:
 enjoyment (for: enjoy), enjoyer (for: enjoy)
 • Hyponyms:
 have a ball, have a good time, wallow, live it up
 • Entailment:
 use, expend
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s PP
 - Somebody ----s something  (for: enjoy)
 - Sam and Sue delight over the results of the experiment
 3. hold spellbound
 • Syn:
 enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral
 • Ant:
 disenchant (for: enchant)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 ravishment (for: ravish), enthrallment (for: enthrall), transport (for: transport), enchantment (for: enchant)
 • Hypernyms:
 please
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s somebody
 - Something ----s somebody
 - The good news will delight her
 
 
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