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DELIGHTED
beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced
(adjective) filled with wonder and delight
delighted
(adjective) greatly pleased
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
delighted (comparative more delighted, superlative most delighted)
Greatly pleased.
Filled with wonder and delight.
Verb
delighted
simple past tense and past participle of delight
Source: Wiktionary
De*light"ed, a.
Definition: Endowed with delight. If virtue no delighted beauty lack. Shak.
Syn.
– Glad; pleased; gratified. See Glad.
DELIGHT
De*light", n. Etym: [OE. delit, OF. delit, deleit, fr. delitier, to delight. See Delight, v. t.]
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. Shak. A fool hath no delight in understanding. Prov. xviii. 2.
2. That which gives great pleasure or delight. Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. Milton.
3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] Chaucer.
De*light", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Delighting.] Etym: [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. délecter, fr. L. delectare to entice away, to delight (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus a snare. Cf. Delectate, Delicate, Delicious, Dilettante, Elicit, Lace.]
Definition: 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. Shak. Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. Tennyson.
De*light", v. i.
Definition: 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. Shak. I delight to do thy will, O my God. Ps. xl. 8.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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