Delight
Delight , noun
[Old English delit, Old French delit, deleit, from delitier, to delight. See Delight, transitive verb]
1.
A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
A fool hath no delight in understanding.
2.
That which gives great pleasure or delight.
Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.
3.
Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Delight , transitive verb
[Old English deliten, Old French delitier, deleitier, French délecter, from Latin delectare to entice away, to delight (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; compare laqueus a snare. Compare Delectate, Delicate, Delicious, Dilettante, Elicit, Lace.]
To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear.
Inventions to delight the taste.
Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
Delight , intransitive verb
To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.
Love delights in praises.
I delight to do thy will, O my God.