delight

1. A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction (synset 107506178)
   "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
   is a type of: pleasance, pleasure - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
   subtypes:

   • entrancement, ravishment - a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
   • amusement - a feeling of delight at being entertained
   • schadenfreude - delight in another person's misfortune
   same as: delectation
2. Something or someone that provides a source of happiness (synset 105838106)
   "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
   is a type of: positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences
   same as: joy, pleasure

1. Give pleasure to or be pleasing to (synset 201819595)
   "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
   causes:

   • like - be fond of
   • like - find enjoyable or agreeable
   is a type of: gratify, satisfy - make happy or satisfied
   subtypes:

   • endear - make attractive or lovable
   • delight, enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport - hold spellbound
   same as: please
   verb group: please - give satisfaction
2. Take delight in (synset 201193481)
   "he delights in his granddaughter"
   entail: expend, use - use up, consume fully
   subtypes:

   • have a ball, have a good time - enjoy oneself greatly
   • wallow - delight greatly in
   • live it up - enjoy oneself
   same as: enjoy, revel
3. Hold spellbound (synset 201821281)
   is a type of: delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to
   same as: enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport

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