Delight
noun
A feeling of great pleasure.
The children screeched with delight when they saw the pile of presents under the tree.
Often appears as...
- screech with delight
- squeal with delight
verb
To give someone lot of joy or pleasure.
Her performance delighted the audience.
Often appears as...
- delight the audience
- objects that delight
noun
Something or someone that gives a lot of pleasure and is very pleasing.
Her new book is a delight to read.
Often appears as...
- a delight to read
- a delight to watch
verb
To take great pleasure in something.
I delight in walking on the beach at sunset.
Often appears as...
- delight in nature
- delight in success
noun
A feeling of great pleasure.
The children screeched with delight when they saw the pile of presents under the tree.
Often appears as...
- screech with delight
- squeal with delight
verb
To give someone lot of joy or pleasure.
Her performance delighted the audience.
Often appears as...
- delight the audience
- objects that delight
noun
Something or someone that gives a lot of pleasure and is very pleasing.
Her new book is a delight to read.
Often appears as...
- a delight to read
- a delight to watch
verb
To take great pleasure in something.
I delight in walking on the beach at sunset.
Often appears as...
- delight in nature
- delight in success
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Pro Tip 1/3Expression of Joy
Use 'delight' to express deep satisfaction or happy approval, often in reaction to something.
Her smile was full of delight at the stunning view.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Feeling
'Delight' implies a more intense feeling of pleasure than 'like' or 'enjoy'.
It's a delight to meet your childhood hero.
Pro Tip 3/3Often Unexpected
'Delight' can suggest a pleasant surprise, something that exceeds expectations.
The surprise party brought him unexpected delight.
Pro Tip 1/3Expression of Joy
Use 'delight' to express deep satisfaction or happy approval, often in reaction to something.
Her smile was full of delight at the stunning view.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Feeling
'Delight' implies a more intense feeling of pleasure than 'like' or 'enjoy'.
It's a delight to meet your childhood hero.
Pro Tip 3/3Often Unexpected
'Delight' can suggest a pleasant surprise, something that exceeds expectations.
The surprise party brought him unexpected delight.
Pro Tip 1/3Expression of Joy
Use 'delight' to express deep satisfaction or happy approval, often in reaction to something.
Her smile was full of delight at the stunning view.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Feeling
'Delight' implies a more intense feeling of pleasure than 'like' or 'enjoy'.
It's a delight to meet your childhood hero.
Pro Tip 3/3Often Unexpected
'Delight' can suggest a pleasant surprise, something that exceeds expectations.
The surprise party brought him unexpected delight.
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The nurdles' quest for...
much to the delight of the nurdles, building up their plastic army there. And then there are the large pieces of unrecycled plastic litter, like bottles and carrier bags, transported by runoff from land to sea. Over time, these plastic chunks turn into a kind of nurdle, too,
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How the popsicle was...
It's frozen solid. But instead of throwing it out, Frank pulls the icy block of soda out of the glass by the embedded stir stick and, in a moment of vision, licks it. Delighted by his invention, Frank begins making the frozen treat for friends, and as he grows older,
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How the stethoscope was...
and one end over the young woman's heaving bosom. He is delighted by the clarity of the sound. Laennec spends the next three years developing and testing various materials and mechanisms before settling on a hollow wooden tube with detachable plug.
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Why do we love? A...
to protect and isolate ourselves. Love's delight, intimacy, and warmth helps us overcome our fear of the world, escape our lonely shells, and engage more abundantly in life. Love enriches our whole being, making it the best thing in life.
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Why is being scared so...
Other normal physical differences explain why some may love the dizziness associated with a loop-de-loop, while loathing the stomach-drop sensation of a steep roller coaster, or why some squeal with delight inside a haunted house,
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The pleasure of poetic...
It's central to our experience, rhythm and repetition, rhythm and repetition. On, and in, and on, and out. And we delight in those aspects everyday, in the rhythm of a song, the beat of the drum, the nod of your head,
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A Collection Of Wild...
wolves how to warn neighboring packs to keep their distance but they also do so to reunite their own pack if it's got scattered after a long hunt and as they assemble again they visibly delight in one another's
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A message from the next...
children are supported we do something creative which makes us feel happy seeing this happiness makes our parents delighted to encourage us even more however if children are not encouraged
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New Zealand's Stunning...
I must have yelped a dozen times, cause every time they came up it was like a squeal of delight. I’ve never been that close with wildlife. I was incredibly moved by the experience.
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Can you really tell if a...
the child is actually experiencing a lot of emotions, such as fear, guilt, shame and maybe a little bit of liar's delight.
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The nurdles' quest for...
much to the delight of the nurdles, building up their plastic army there. And then there are the large pieces of unrecycled plastic litter, like bottles and carrier bags, transported by runoff from land to sea. Over time, these plastic chunks turn into a kind of nurdle, too,
Video examples
How the popsicle was...
It's frozen solid. But instead of throwing it out, Frank pulls the icy block of soda out of the glass by the embedded stir stick and, in a moment of vision, licks it. Delighted by his invention, Frank begins making the frozen treat for friends, and as he grows older,
Video examples
How the stethoscope was...
and one end over the young woman's heaving bosom. He is delighted by the clarity of the sound. Laennec spends the next three years developing and testing various materials and mechanisms before settling on a hollow wooden tube with detachable plug.
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
to protect and isolate ourselves. Love's delight, intimacy, and warmth helps us overcome our fear of the world, escape our lonely shells, and engage more abundantly in life. Love enriches our whole being, making it the best thing in life.
Video examples
Why is being scared so...
Other normal physical differences explain why some may love the dizziness associated with a loop-de-loop, while loathing the stomach-drop sensation of a steep roller coaster, or why some squeal with delight inside a haunted house,
Video examples
The pleasure of poetic...
It's central to our experience, rhythm and repetition, rhythm and repetition. On, and in, and on, and out. And we delight in those aspects everyday, in the rhythm of a song, the beat of the drum, the nod of your head,
Video examples
A Collection Of Wild...
wolves how to warn neighboring packs to keep their distance but they also do so to reunite their own pack if it's got scattered after a long hunt and as they assemble again they visibly delight in one another's
Video examples
A message from the next...
children are supported we do something creative which makes us feel happy seeing this happiness makes our parents delighted to encourage us even more however if children are not encouraged
Video examples
New Zealand's Stunning...
I must have yelped a dozen times, cause every time they came up it was like a squeal of delight. I’ve never been that close with wildlife. I was incredibly moved by the experience.
Video examples
Can you really tell if a...
the child is actually experiencing a lot of emotions, such as fear, guilt, shame and maybe a little bit of liar's delight.
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Adele
English Singer
I've got some news... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon.
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Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
Let it be our delight to find our society in the circle of which Jesus is the center, and let us make those our friends who are the friends of Jesus.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.
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Isaac Asimov
American Scientist
The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.
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William Blake
English Poet
For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.
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Adele
English Singer
I've got some news... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon.
Quote examples
Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
Let it be our delight to find our society in the circle of which Jesus is the center, and let us make those our friends who are the friends of Jesus.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.
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Isaac Asimov
American Scientist
The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.
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William Blake
English Poet
For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.
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