DELIGHT
noun
Definitions
- 1. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high-wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy. Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Shak. A fool hath no delight in understanding. Prov. xviii. 2.
- 2. That which gives great pleasure or delight. Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. Milton.
- 3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025