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Delight

🔄 Synonyms of "Delight"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pleasurenoun	(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
delectationnoun	great pleasure; delight.
enjoyverb	(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
enthrallverb	(figuratively) To hold spellbound.
ravishverb	(transitive, usually passive voice) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
enraptureverb	(transitive) To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
joynoun	A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
transportnoun	To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
enchantverb	To attract and delight, to charm.
enthralverb	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of enthrall. [(literally, literary, otherwise archaic) To enslave; to subjugate.]
pleaseverb	Used to make a polite request.
revelnoun	To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
disillusionnoun	(transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.
disenchantverb	(transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
displeaseverb	(transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
delectationnoun	great pleasure; delight.
joynoun	A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
enjoyverb	(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
enraptureverb	(transitive) To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
pleasurenoun	(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
pleaseverb	Used to make a polite request.
revelnoun	An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
enchantnoun	(gaming) An enchantment
enthrallverb	(figuratively) To hold spellbound.
ravishverb	(transitive, usually passive voice) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
transportnoun	An act of transporting; conveyance.
enthralverb	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of enthrall. [(literally, literary, otherwise archaic) To enslave; to subjugate.]
elationnoun	A feeling of joy and pride.
gladnessnoun	The state of being glad; joy.
joyful	Feeling or causing joy.
rejoicingnoun	An act of showing joy.
gleenoun	(uncountable) Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
euphorianoun	An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
enjoymentnoun	(countable) An activity that gives pleasure.
rapturenoun	Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.