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      delight
      noun
      Joy; pleasure.
      Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
      verb
      To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
      (intransitive) To have or take great pleasure.
      Roots
      lacio-light · Latin · entice, allure
      Synonyms for delight
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      Words related to delight
      exhilarantadjoverjoyvpleasurefuladjrejoicingndelightedlyadvdelightfuladjgleefulnessnexultationnjoyousnessngleefuladjluxuriationnrelishableadjjubilationnamazementnmerrimentnjoyousadjgladdeningvastonishmentngleesomedisrelishadjjoyfuladjrejoicesv

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      The word delight breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -light, from Latin lacio (“entice, allure”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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