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plural of delight
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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a source of great satisfaction
- the opportunity for travel was one of the major delights of the couple's golden years
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2
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
- with his great sense of humor and bubbly personality, he is a delight to be around
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- convivialities,
- festivities,
- gaieties
- (also gayeties),
- hilarities,
- jollifications,
- jollities,
- merrymakings,
- revelings
- (or revellings),
- revelries,
- whoopees
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delights
verb
present tense third-person singular of delight
Synonyms & Antonyms of delights (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to feel or express joy or triumph
- I delighted at the sight of my old schoolyard tormentor standing behind the fast-food counter, asking customers if they wanted fries
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2
to give satisfaction to
- the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words
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