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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
delight
    n 1: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight
         to see her was obvious to all" [syn: delight,
         delectation]
    2: something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a
       joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car
       is a delight" [syn: joy, delight, pleasure]
    v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please
         the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: please,
         delight] [ant: displease]
    2: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn:
       delight, enjoy, revel]
    3: hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport,
       enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant:
       disenchant, disillusion]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Delight \De*light"\, n. [OE. delit, OF. delit, deleit, fr.
   delitier, to delight. See Delight, v. t.]
   1. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought
      state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme
      satisfaction; joy.
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            Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt
            not.                                  --Shak.
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            A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov.
                                                  xviii. 2.
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   2. That which gives great pleasure or delight.
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            Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.
                                                  --Milton.
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   3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Delight \De*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delighted; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Delighting.] [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier,
   F. d['e]lecter, fr. L. delectare to entice away, to delight
   (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to
   allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus
   a snare. Cf. Delectate, Delicate, Delicious,
   Dilettante, Elicit, Lace.]
   To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please
   highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony
   delights the ear.
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         Inventions to delight the taste.         --Shak.
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         Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Delight \De*light"\, v. i.
   To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly
   pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.
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         Love delights in praises.                --Shak.
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         I delight to do thy will, O my God.      --Ps. xl. 8.
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5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Delight, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    311
   Housing Units (2000): 168
   Land area (2000):     0.455734 sq. miles (1.180346 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.455734 sq. miles (1.180346 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            18100
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             34.030717 N, 93.503269 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     71940
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Delight, AR
    Delight


Thesaurus Results for Delight:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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