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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
delight \delight"\, n. oe. delit, of. delit, deleit, fr.
   delitier, to delight. see delight, v. t.
   1. a high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought
      state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme
      satisfaction; joy.
      1913 webster

            sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt
            not.                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

            a fool hath no delight in understanding. --prov.
                                                  xviii. 2.
      1913 webster

   2. that which gives great pleasure or delight.
      1913 webster

            heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. licentious pleasure; lust. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster
see also:
delight 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
delight \delight"\, v. i.
   to have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly
   pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.
   1913 webster

         love delights in praises.                --shak.
   1913 webster

         i delight to do thy will, o my god.      --ps. xl. 8.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
delight \delight"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. delighted; p. pr. 
   vb. n. delighting. oe. deliten, of. delitier, deleitier,
   f. d'electer, fr. l. delectare to entice away, to delight
   sc. by attracting or alluring, intens. of delicere to
   allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus
   a snare. cf. delectate, delicate, delicious,
   dilettante, elicit, lace.
   to give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please
   highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony
   delights the ear.
   1913 webster

         inventions to delight the taste.         --shak.
   1913 webster

         delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
                                                  --tennyson.
   1913 webster
see also:
delighted delighting delectate delicate delicious dilettante 
elicit lace 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
delight
     n 1: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight
          to see her was obvious to all" syn: delectation
     2: something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of
        happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his
        company"; "the new car is a delight" syn: joy, pleasure
     v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "these colors please the
          senses"; "a pleasing sensation" syn: please ant: displease
     2: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" syn: enjoy,
         revel
     3: hold spellbound syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall,
         ravish, enthral ant: disenchant
see also:
delectation joy pleasure please displease enjoy 
revel enchant enrapture transport enthrall 
ravish enthral disenchant 
[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
179 moby thesaurus words for "delight":
   a thing for, adore, affinity, allure, amuse, appreciate, aptitude,
   aptness, attract, be in heaven, be pleased, beam, beatification,
   beatitude, becharm, beguile, bent, bewitch, bewitchment, bias,
   blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, caper, captivate, caracole,
   carol, carry away, cast, charm, cheer, cheerfulness, chirp,
   chirrup, clap hands, cloud nine, conatus, conduciveness,
   contentment, convulse, crow, crow over, dance, delectate,
   delectation, delight in, diathesis, die with delight, disposition,
   divert, eagerness, ecstasy, ecstatics, elation, enchant,
   enchantment, enjoy, enjoyment, enliven, enrapture, enravish,
   entertain, enthrall, entrance, exaltation, excite, exhilarate,
   exhilaration, exuberance, exult, fascinate, feel happy,
   feeling for, felicity, fracture one, freak out, frisk, frolic,
   fruition, gaiety, gambol, gladden, gladness, glee, gloat,
   gloat over, glory, glory in, go into raptures, gratification,
   gratify, happify, happiness, heaven, high spirits, hilarity,
   imparadise, inclination, intoxication, jollity, joy, joyance,
   joyfulness, jubilate, kill, knock dead, knock out, laugh, leaning,
   liability, like, liking, lilt, loosen up, love, mirth,
   overhappiness, overjoyfulness, paradise, penchant, please,
   pleasure, predilection, predisposition, prejudice, probability,
   proclivity, proneness, propensity, purr, raise a laugh,
   raise a smile, rapture, ravish, ravishment, readiness, recreate,
   refresh, regale, rejoice, relax, relish, revel, revel in, rollick,
   romp, satisfaction, satisfy, savor, send, sensitivity to,
   seventh heaven, sing, skip, skip for joy, slay, smile, soft spot,
   solace, sunshine, susceptibility, take great satisfaction,
   tendency, thrill, tickle, tickle pink, titillate, transport,
   tread on air, triumph, tropism, turn, twist, unalloyed happiness,
   warp, weakness, whistle, willingness, wow




[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
delight, ar city, fips 18100
  location: 34.02945 n, 93.50577 w
  population 1990: 311 166 housing units
  area: 1.2 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 71940

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
delight, ar -- u.s. city in arkansas
   population 2000:    311
   housing units 2000: 168
   land area 2000:     0.455734 sq. miles 1.180346 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.455734 sq. miles 1.180346 sq. km
   fips code:            18100
   located within:       arkansas ar, fips 05
   location:             34.030717 n, 93.503269 w
   zip codes 1990:     71940
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    delight, ar
    delight



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