DELIGHT

noun

Definitions

  1. 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. 2. That which gives great pleasure or delight. Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. Milton.
  3. 3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025
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