Meaning & use
delight
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A feeling of great pleasure or satisfaction.
See it in a sentence
The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy.
It was a delight to finally meet her in person.
A note on using this word
Delight can also function as a verb meaning 'to give great pleasure to,' and often appears in the fixed phrase 'to my delight.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
displeasuremisery
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