Meaning and Origin
What does the name Delight mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Nigeria says the name Delight means "Gladness or pleasantness" and is of Nigerian origin.
- A user from Kenya says the name Delight means "Pleasant".
- 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.]
- That which gives great pleasure or delight."Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight." [Milton.]
- Licentious pleasure; lust.(Obs)
Etymology: OE. delit, OF. delit deleit, fr. delitier, to delight. See Delight (v. t.)
Etymology: 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
- Something or someone that provides a source of happiness ("the new car is a delight")
- A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction ("his delight to see her was obvious to all")
- Take delight in ("he delights in his granddaughter")
- Give pleasure to or be pleasing to
- Hold spellbound
An unetymological spelling, in imitation of words like light, might, etc.; the analogical modern spelling would be delite; from Middle English delite, from Old French deleiter, deliter, from Latin delectare (“to delight, please”), frequentative of delicere (“to allure”); see delectation and delicate.
- Joy; pleasure.
- Something that gives great joy or pleasure.