DELIGHT Synonyms
15 hypernyms for delight. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DELIGHT
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| joy | noun n | |||||
noun • the emotion of great happiness • something or someone that provides a source of happiness verb • feel happiness or joy • make glad or happy | ||||||
| pleasure | noun n | |||||
noun • a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience • something or someone that provides a source of happiness • a formal expression • an activity that affords enjoyment • sexual gratification | ||||||
| bliss | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of extreme happiness | ||||||
| cheerfulness | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom • a feeling of spontaneous good spirits | ||||||
| contentment | noun n | |||||
noun • happiness with one's situation in life | ||||||
| ecstasy | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion • a state of elated bliss • street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine | ||||||
| elation | noun n | |||||
noun • an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression • a feeling of joy and pride | ||||||
| enchantment | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual • a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation • a magical spell | ||||||
| enjoyment | noun n | |||||
noun • the pleasure felt when having a good time • act of receiving pleasure from something • (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property | ||||||
| euphoria | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation | ||||||
| exhilaration | noun n | |||||
noun • the feeling of lively and cheerful joy | ||||||
| felicity | noun n | |||||
noun • pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) • state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy | ||||||
| gladness | noun n | |||||
noun • experiencing joy and pleasure | ||||||
| glee | noun n | |||||
noun • great merriment • malicious satisfaction | ||||||
| gratification | noun n | |||||
noun • state of being gratified or satisfied • the act or an instance of satisfying | ||||||
| happiness | noun n | |||||
noun • state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy • emotions experienced when in a state of well-being | ||||||
| jubilation | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of extreme joy • a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event • the utterance of sounds expressing great joy | ||||||
| mirth | noun n | |||||
noun • great merriment | ||||||
| rapture | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion • a state of elated bliss | ||||||
| satisfaction | noun n | |||||
noun • the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation • state of being gratified or satisfied • compensation for a wrong • (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation • act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite | ||||||