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delight
Overview of noun delight
The noun delight has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) delight, delectation -- (a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all")
2. joy, delight, pleasure -- (something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight")
Overview of verb delight
The verb delight has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) please, delight -- (give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation")
2. (3) delight, enjoy, revel -- (take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter")
3. enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight -- (hold spellbound)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun delight
2 senses of delight
Sense 1
delight, delectation
=> pleasure, pleasance
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
joy, delight, pleasure
=> positive stimulus
=> stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun delight
1 of 2 senses of delight
Sense 1
delight, delectation
=> entrancement, ravishment
=> amusement
=> Schadenfreude
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun delight
2 senses of delight
Sense 1
delight, delectation
=> pleasure, pleasance
Sense 2
joy, delight, pleasure
=> positive stimulus
Antonyms of noun delight
Member Holonyms of noun delight
Substance Holonyms of noun delight
Part Holonyms of noun delight
Member Meronyms of noun delight
Substance Meronyms of noun delight
Part Meronyms of noun delight
Meronyms of noun delight
Holonyms of noun delight
Attributes of noun delight
Derived Forms of noun delight
2 senses of delight
Sense 1
delight, delectation
RELATED TO>(verb) delight#2
=> delight, enjoy, revel
RELATED TO>(verb) delight#1
=> please, delight
Sense 2
joy, delight, pleasure
RELATED TO>(verb) delight#1
=> please, delight
RELATED TO>(verb) delight#2
=> delight, enjoy, revel
Domain of noun delight
Domain Terms of noun delight
Familiarity of noun delight
delight used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun delight
2 senses of delight
Sense 1
delight, delectation
> pleasure, pleasance
=> delight, delectation
=> enjoyment
=> pleasantness
=> comfort
=> sexual pleasure
Sense 2
joy, delight, pleasure
> positive stimulus
=> bonus, fillip
=> joy, delight, pleasure
Meronyms of noun delight
2 senses of delight
Holonyms of noun delight
Grep of noun delight
delight
gardener's delight
sidelight
turkish delight
Antonyms of verb delight
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb delight
3 senses of delight
Sense 1
please, delight
=> satisfy, gratify
Sense 2
delight, enjoy, revel
Sense 3
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
=> please, delight
=> satisfy, gratify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb delight
2 of 3 senses of delight
Sense 1
please, delight
=> endear
=> enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
Sense 2
delight, enjoy, revel
=> have a ball, have a good time
=> wallow
=> live it up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb delight
3 senses of delight
Sense 1
please, delight
=> satisfy, gratify
Sense 2
delight, enjoy, revel
Sense 3
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
=> please, delight
'Cause To' of verb delight
1 of 3 senses of delight
Sense 1
please, delight
=> like
=> like
Derived Forms of verb delight
2 of 3 senses of delight
Sense 1
please, delight
RELATED TO>(noun) delight#2
=> joy, delight, pleasure
RELATED TO>(noun) delight#1
=> delight, delectation
Sense 2
delight, enjoy, revel
RELATED TO>(noun) delight#1
=> delight, delectation
RELATED TO>(noun) delight#2
=> joy, delight, pleasure
Domain of verb delight
Domain Terms of verb delight
Familiarity of verb delight
delight used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb delight
3 senses of delight
Sense 1
please, delight
EX: The good news will delight her
Sense 2
delight, enjoy, revel
EX: Sam and Sue delight over the results of the experiment
Sense 3
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
EX: The good news will delight her
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb delight
2 of 3 senses of delight
Sense 1
please, delight
> satisfy, gratify
=> please, delight
=> please
=> content
Sense 3
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
> please, delight
=> endear
=> enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb delight
Sense 1
please, delight
=> satisfy, gratify
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Sense 2
delight, enjoy, revel
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Sense 3
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
=> please, delight
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Grep of verb delight
delight
Grep of adj delight
delighted
delightful
Grep of adv delight
delightedly
delightfully
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