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A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

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  1. v. t. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.
  2. v. t. That which gives great pleasure or delight.
  3. v. t. Licentious pleasure; lust.
  4. v. t. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear.
  5. v. i. To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.
  6. n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
  7. n. something or someone that provides a source of happiness
  8. v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to
  9. v. take delight in
  10. v. hold spellbound
  11. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to pleasehighly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delightsthe ear.Inventions to delight the taste. Shak.Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. Tennyson.