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See definition of delight on Dictionary.com
  • nounenjoyment, happiness
  • verbmake happy; experience happiness

synonyms for delight

  • contentment
  • glee
  • joy
  • pleasure
  • satisfaction
  • delectation
  • ecstasy
  • enchantment
  • felicity
  • fruition
  • gladness
  • gratification
  • hilarity
  • jollity
  • mirth
  • rapture
  • relish
  • transport
  • joyance
See also synonyms for: delighted / delighting / delights
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antonyms for delight

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  • discontent
  • dissatisfaction
  • sadness
  • sorrow
  • unhappiness
  • dislike
  • hate
  • hatred
  • depression
  • disappointment
  • dismay
  • melancholy
  • misery
  • pain
  • trouble
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Loaded with fast-drying archival ink, the Sakura’s Pigma Micron fineliners are simply a delight to work with.
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As the biggest snowstorm in the region in two years, it brought delight to snow lovers and proved not to be a huge inconvenience.
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To me, love for food should be about the appreciation of subtlety, not a delight in savagery.
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Particularly during the colder months, I love employing this method to turn tough cuts of meat into silken morsels of pure delight.
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Despite that it leans a bit toward wordiness and could have used maybe one less caper, “The Big Tow” is a true delight – but not for the reasons you might think.
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So maybe, to the delight of snow-lovers, the contrarian viewpoint will prevail.
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To the delight of art lovers, many of New York City’s major museums have reopened.
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Back-to-school time is usually greeted with delight by children and parents.
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A friend of yours told me that they’ve watched with delight and surprise as you’ve evolved from a sort of angsty younger person, into someone who’s more contented and genial and a happy grandfather, specifically.
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Day or night, hail or fog, mold or rain, light can take a wide variety of paths, sometimes yielding optical delights.
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