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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Delight, AR (city, FIPS 18100)
    Location: 34.02945 N, 93.50577 W
    Population (1990): 311 (166 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 71940

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt
              not.                                  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov.
                                                    xviii. 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which gives great pleasure or delight.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Inventions to delight the taste.         --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
                                                    --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Love delights in praises.                --Shak.
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           I delight to do thy will, O my God.      --Ps. xl. 8.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
           Inventions to delight the taste.         --Shak.
  
           Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
                                                    --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
           Love delights in praises.                --Shak.
  
           I delight to do thy will, O my God.      --Ps. xl. 8.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt
              not.                                  --Shak.
  
              A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov.
                                                    xviii. 2.
  
     2. That which gives great pleasure or delight.
  
              Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  delight
       n 1: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight
            to see her was obvious to all" [syn: delectation]
       2: 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" [syn: joy, pleasure]
       v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the
            senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: please] [ant: displease]
       2: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: enjoy,
           revel]
       3: hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall,
           ravish, enthral] [ant: disenchant]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  delight
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (uncountable) η χαρά, η ευχαρίστηση, το αίσθημα
     2 (countable) η χαρά, η απόλαυση, κάτι που μου δίνει μεγάλη χαρά
     Αγγλικά vb.
     ευχαριστώ, ικανοποιώ, χαροποιώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  delight
     n.
     joy; pleasure.
     vb.
     To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  delight
     n.
     joy; pleasure.
     vb.
     To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  delight
     n.
     joy; pleasure.
     vb.
     To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  delight
     n.
     joy; pleasure.
     vb.
     To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  delight
     Englanti n.
     1 ilo, mielihyvä
     2 ilonaihe
     Englanti vb.
     1 ilahduttaa
     2 ihastuttaa
     3 (rak en in) nauttia jstak

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  delight
     Engelska n.
     välbehag, lust, glädje, fröjd
     Engelska vb.
     behaga, förnöja, glädja, fröjda

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  geniet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  البهجة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  delight //dəˈlaɪt// //dɪˈlaɪt// 
  насла́да, удово́лствие
  joy, pleasure

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  delight //dəˈlaɪt// //dɪˈlaɪt// 
  доставям удоволствие
  to give pleasure to

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  slast

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  potěšení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  radost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  rozkoš

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  radost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  potěšení

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  hyfrydwch 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  hyfrydu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  ymddigrifo 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  große Begeisterung , Entzücken , Entzückung , Verzückung  [geh.]
     Synonym: rapture
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  Gaudium , Ergötzen 
     Synonym: delectation
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  Vergnügen , Freude , Entzücken , Wonne 
        "take delight in"  - Vergnügen finden an
   see: delights, my delight
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  Wohlgefallen 
     Synonyms: pleasure, satisfaction, complacence
  
   see: vanish into thin air
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  begeistern 
           Note: durch
           Note: Publikum
   see: delighting, delighted
  
           Note: with

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  beglücken, glücklich machen 
        "delight sb."  - jdn. beglücken, jdn. glücklich machen
     Synonym: make happy
  
   see: making happy, made happy, delighted, makes happy, delights, made happy, delighted, make sb. happy
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  sich erfreuen, sich entzücken, sich delektieren  [geh.]
           Note: an
     Synonym: take delight
  
   see: delighting, taking delight, delighted, taken delight, delights, delighted
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  
  εντρυφώ, ηδονή, χαρά, ευφροσύνη

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  delight //dəˈlaɪt// //dɪˈlaɪt// 
  ilo
  joy, pleasure

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  delight //dəˈlaɪt// //dɪˈlaɪt// 
  ilahduttaa, riemastuttaa
  to give pleasure to

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  delight /dilait/
  1. enchanter, ravir
  2. délice

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  1. खुशी
        "His delight to see her was obvious to all."
        "To our delight the show started on time."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/ 
  1. खुश होना
        "The people of the village were delighted at the arrival of the leader."
        "His skillful batting delighted his fans."
        "उसकी कुशल बैटिंग ने उसके प्रशंसकों को आनन्दित किया."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  naslada, oduševiti se, očarati, radovati se, uživanje, uživati, veselje, zadovoljstvo

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  1. gyönyörûség
  2. öröm
  3. élvezet

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  delight //dəˈlaɪt// //dɪˈlaɪt// 
  喜び
  joy, pleasure

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  delight /dɪˈlaɪt/
  I.   1.  zachwyt
   2.  przyjemność, radość
  II.   1.  zachwycać
   2.  radować się (at sth - czymś)  (in sth - czymś)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  delight /dilait/
  embevecer, encantar, extasiar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  delight /dilaitin/
  disfrutar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  delight //dəˈlaɪt// //dɪˈlaɪt// 
  glädja
  to give pleasure to

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  delight /dɪlˈaɪt/
  1. memnun etmek, sevindirmek
  2. memnun olmak, sevinmek
  3. hazzetmek, zevk almak, eğlenmek
  4. sevinç, zevk, keyif, haz
  5. sevinç verme hassası
  6. füsun, sihir. be delighted with -(den.) memnun olmak. delightful  hoş, latif, güzel, şirin. delightfully  zevkle, hazla, memnuniyetle.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈɫaɪt/

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  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
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  179 Moby Thesaurus words for "delight":
     a thing for, adore, affinity, allure, amuse, appreciate, aptitude,
     aptness, attract, be in heaven, be pleased, beam, beatification,
     beatitude, becharm, beguile, bent, bewitch, bewitchment, bias,
     blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, caper, captivate, caracole,
     carol, carry away, cast, charm, cheer, cheerfulness, chirp,
     chirrup, clap hands, cloud nine, conatus, conduciveness,
     contentment, convulse, crow, crow over, dance, delectate,
     delectation, delight in, diathesis, die with delight, disposition,
     divert, eagerness, ecstasy, ecstatics, elation, enchant,
     enchantment, enjoy, enjoyment, enliven, enrapture, enravish,
     entertain, enthrall, entrance, exaltation, excite, exhilarate,
     exhilaration, exuberance, exult, fascinate, feel happy,
     feeling for, felicity, fracture one, freak out, frisk, frolic,
     fruition, gaiety, gambol, gladden, gladness, glee, gloat,
     gloat over, glory, glory in, go into raptures, gratification,
     gratify, happify, happiness, heaven, high spirits, hilarity,
     imparadise, inclination, intoxication, jollity, joy, joyance,
     joyfulness, jubilate, kill, knock dead, knock out, laugh, leaning,
     liability, like, liking, lilt, loosen up, love, mirth,
     overhappiness, overjoyfulness, paradise, penchant, please,
     pleasure, predilection, predisposition, prejudice, probability,
     proclivity, proneness, propensity, purr, raise a laugh,
     raise a smile, rapture, ravish, ravishment, readiness, recreate,
     refresh, regale, rejoice, relax, relish, revel, revel in, rollick,
     romp, satisfaction, satisfy, savor, send, sensitivity to,
     seventh heaven, sing, skip, skip for joy, slay, smile, soft spot,
     solace, sunshine, susceptibility, take great satisfaction,
     tendency, thrill, tickle, tickle pink, titillate, transport,
     tread on air, triumph, tropism, turn, twist, unalloyed happiness,
     warp, weakness, whistle, willingness, wow
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 高兴,愉快;
  v. 使~高兴,乐于;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 高兴,愉快
     vt. 使高兴,乐于
     vi. 喜爱

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