1
: a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy
children squealing in delight
also
: extreme satisfaction
seems to take delight in the misfortunes of others
2
: something that gives great pleasure
her performance was a delight
3
archaic
: the power of affording pleasure
of more delight than hawks or horses be—
Shakespeare
Shakespeare
delighted; delighting; delights
1
: to take great pleasure
delighted in playing the guitar
2
: to give keen enjoyment
a book certain to delight
: to give joy or satisfaction to
Her books delight readers of all ages.
delighter
noun
Examples of delight in a Sentence
Noun
We watched the fireworks with delight.
The kids screamed in delight as they chased one another around the park.
To the delight of the children, there were enough cookies for everyone to have two.
Some people seem to take great delight in hearing about the misfortunes of others.
The trip was a delight.
a garden full of tasty delights
The magazine is a cook's delight.
The stories are a delight to read.
Verb
The toy delighted the children.
The stories will delight readers of all ages.
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Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Visitors enjoy touring the city's royal palaces and observation decks with sweeping views, and sampling culinary delights, as profiled in a recent Travel + Leisure video series.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
The interaction delighted Kate's followers, who commented on his presence and received a wave from off-camera.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The scene in question features a long kiss between Pacey and Tamara — which Jackson, 47, and Philipps, 46, recreated and then some, complete with a dramatic dip, to the delight of the crowd.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Visitors enjoy touring the city's royal palaces and observation decks with sweeping views, and sampling culinary delights, as profiled in a recent Travel + Leisure video series.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
The interaction delighted Kate's followers, who commented on his presence and received a wave from off-camera.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Delight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delight. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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