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.
De*light" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delighted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Delighting.]
[OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. délecter, 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.
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.
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