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delight
noun as in enjoyment, happiness
Strongest matches
Strong matches
delectation, ecstasy, enchantment, felicity, fruition, gladness, gratification, hilarity, jollity, mirth, rapture, relish, transport
Weak match
verb as in make happy; experience happiness
Strongest matches
amuse, attract, charm, cheer, enchant, enrapture, entertain, fascinate, gratify, please, rejoice, satisfy, thrill, wow
Strong matches
allure, content, divert, exult, gladden, glory, groove, jubilate, pleasure, ravish, score, send, slay
Weak matches
arride, be the ticket, delectate, freak out, go over big, hit the spot, knock dead, knock out, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on
Example Sentences
Talking on BBC Breakfast, Iommi said he could "never see people dancing" ballet to their music but he was now delighted to see it being done.
The putt from just inside 30 feet unerringly tracked before disappearing into the hole at perfect pace and both boys leapt, limbs flung in all directions, with uncontrolled delight.
Anderson's debut delighted England's head coach but there are areas where he wants to see improvement.
But for us, our shared delight, laughter and gratitude are enough.
Mike Cotton, creative director of producers Studio Lambert, said it was "a delight to welcome some new households to the Gogglebox family".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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