delight
Meaning
Delight refers to a feeling of great pleasure or joy that one experiences in response to something enjoyable or satisfying.
💡 A common mistake is to confuse "delight" with "delighted," which is an adjective describing a feeling rather than the noun itself.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
Every
Saturday
Anna
walks
to
the
small
market
to
buy
fresh
fruit
.
Today
,
the
bright
sun
and
the
smell
of
coffee
were
a
delight
after
a
long
week
of
work
.
She
stopped
at
a
bakery
and
chose
a
warm
pastry
,
smiling
as
she
tasted
it
.
On
her
way
home
she
sat
on
a
bench
and
read
a
few
pages
of
a
new
book
before
continuing
.
Common Phrases
pure delight
sheer delight
take delight in
Synonyms
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