Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - delight
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Delight
delight
~1 n 1 feelings of great pleasure and satisfaction (with/in delight) (The kids rushed down to the beach, shrieking with delight. | to sb's delight) (To my secret delight, Sarah announced that she was leaving. | scream/gasp etc of delight) (With a cry of delight he ran towards Jen.) 2 something that makes you feel very happy or satisfied (the delights of) (the delights of owning your own home) 3 take delight in (doing) sth to enjoy something very much, especially something you should not do (Chris takes great delight in teasing his sister.) ~2 v to give someone great satisfaction and enjoyment (a book that is certain to delight any reader | delight sb with sth) (He delighted them with his charm and sparkling wit.) delight in sth phr v T not in passive to enjoy something very much, especially something unpleasant
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(delights, delighting, delighted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure. Throughout the house, the views are a constant source of surprise and delight... Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel’s nickname for the baby... To my great delight, it worked perfectly. N-UNCOUNT 2. If someone takes delight or takes a delight in something, they get a lot of pleasure from it. Haig took obvious delight in proving his critics wrong... PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR in -ing/n 3. You can refer to someone or something that gives you great pleasure or enjoyment as a delight. Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of a holiday abroad. = joy N-COUNT: oft N of n/-ing, N to-inf c darkgreen]approval 4. If something delights you, it gives you a lot of pleasure. She has created a style of music that has delighted audiences all over the world... VERB: V n 5. If you delight in something, you get a lot of pleasure from it. Generations of adults and children have delighted in the story... He delighted in sharing his love of birds with children. VERB: V in n/-ing, V in n/-ing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a high degree of gratification ; joy; also extreme satisfaction 2. something that gives great pleasure her performance was a ~ 3. archaic the power of affording pleasure II. verb Etymology: Middle English deliten, from Anglo-French deliter, from Latin delectare, frequentative of delicere to allure, from de- + lacere to allure Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to take great pleasure ~ed in playing the guitar 2. to give keen enjoyment a book certain to ~ transitive verb to give joy or satisfaction to • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by with) please greatly (the gift delighted them; was delighted that you won; delighted with the result). 2 intr. (often foll. by in, or to + infin.) take great pleasure; be highly pleased (delighted in her success; was delighted to help). --n. 1 great pleasure. 2 something giving pleasure (her singing is a delight). Derivatives delighted adj. delightedly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF delitier, delit, f. L delectare frequent. of delicere: alt. after light etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. восторг, восхищение; наслаждение; удовольствие; услада with delight —- с удовольствием, с наслаждением to his delight —- к его удовольствию to the great delight of smb., much to smb.'s delight —- к чьему-л. великому (вящему) удовольствию to give smb. delight —- доставлять кому-л. удовольствие (наслаждение) to take (to have, to find) delight in smth., to take (to have) delight in doing smth. —- находить удовольствие (наслаждение) в чем-л. delirious with delight —- вне себя от радости 2. источник наслаждения the delights of country life —- прелести сельской жизни music is her only delight —- музыка - ее единственная услада the fragrance of the flowers was a sheer delight —- аромат цветов был бесподобен it's a delight to hear him talk —- слушать его - одно наслаждение it's such a delight to read —- читать - такое удовольствие 3. очарование, прелесть Id: to kick up the devil's delight, to raise hell's delight —- буянить, скандалить; учинить скандал 4. доставлять наслаждение; восхищать; услаждать to delight the eye —- радовать глаз (взор) to be delighted with (at) smth. —- восхищаться чем-л. it delights the heart to see it —- сердце радуется, когда видишь это I am delighted to meet you —- очень рад (счастлив) с вами познакомиться I am delighted with you —- я восхищаюсь вами delighted! —- (вежливая форма ответа) охотно!, с удовольствием!; рад!, счастлив! 5. восхищаться, наслаждаться to delight to do...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) удовольствие, наслаждение to take (a) delight in smth. - находить удовольствие в чем-л., наслаждаться чем-л. 2) восхищение, восторг Syn: see pleasure 2. v. 1) восхищать(ся) (with) The whole family is delighted with the new house. When the baby was born, his elder sister was delighted with him. 2) доставлять наслаждение 3) наслаждаться to delight in music - наслаждаться музыкой (I am) delighted (to meet you) - очень рад (познакомиться с вами) ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from O.Fr. delit, from delitier "please greatly, charm," from L. delectare "to allure, delight," freq. of delicere "entice" (see delicious). Spelling infl. by light, flight, etc. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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