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Delight
01
a feeling of great pleasure or joy
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
delights
Examples
The children ’s laughter filled the house with delight.
02
a person or thing that brings great happiness or joy
Examples
The baby is an absolute delight to everyone around her.
to delight
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
delight
3rd person singular
delights
present participle
delighting
past simple
delighted
past participle
delighted
Examples
The surprise party delighted her on her birthday.
02
to experience deep joy or satisfaction from something
Intransitive: to delight in sth
Examples
She delights in the beauty of nature during her morning walks.
Lexical Tree
delightful
delight
