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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
She said he offered to keep in contact with her to work on her concerns, which she said she would be "delighted" to do.
“But I’ve come to realize now that people are just delighted when they hear my name, so how can I complain?”
After working in the NHS for the best part of a decade in a non-patient facing role, she was delighted to be on the wards supporting doctors and the wider healthcare teams.
He spoke of his surprise - and delight - when the players arrived at his home to celebrate after clinching top-flight promotion, describing it as "probably the best present I got last season".
Adams has been surprised by the reaction to “Bird” and delighted by the red carpets at film festivals such as Cannes and Toronto, where she met Jacob Elordi.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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