Antonyms for delights
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dih-lahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlaɪt |
- anger
- annoy
- bore
- bring down
- depress
- depression
- disappoint
- disappointment
- discontent
- discourage
- disenchant
- disgust
- dishearten
- dislike
- dismay
- displease
- dissatisfaction
- dissuade
- distress
- disturb
- frustrate
- hate
- hatred
- melancholy
- misery
- offend
- pain
- refuse
- repel
- repulse
- sadness
- sorrow
- tire
- trouble
- turn off
- unhappiness
- upset
Definition of delights
Origin :- c.1200, delit, from Old French delit "pleasure, delight, sexual desire," from delitier "please greatly, charm," from Latin delectare "to allure, delight, charm, please," frequentative of delicere "entice" (see delicious). Spelled delite until 16c. when it changed under influence of light, flight, etc.
- noun enjoyment, happiness
- verb make happy; experience happiness
- Among the delights of spring, how is it possible to forget the birds?
- Extract from : « Buds and Bird Voices (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Bernard cares not to eat, but delights only in the taste of fresh water.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- I will do the washing this time, mother, for it is the greatest of delights to me.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Hence the attractions of towns or the delights of travel empty our villages.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- As for me, I will own that to get Perrin in a fury was one of my delights.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- With your knowledge of our modes, you will be at Petersburg the arbitress of delights.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- If there were a bottle of chutney at every table, the delights of chutney would be gone.
- Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
- Why does the whole world, with all its delights, exist if it is sinful and must be renounced?
- Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
- I have been deprived long enough of the delights of your society.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- It was a wonderful world, a radiant world, a world of dream and delights.
- Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
Synonyms for delights
- allure
- amuse
- arride
- attract
- be the ticket
- charm
- cheer
- content
- contentment
- delectate
- delectation
- divert
- ecstasy
- enchant
- enchantment
- enrapture
- entertain
- exult
- fascinate
- felicity
- freak out
- fruition
- gladden
- gladness
- glee
- glory
- go over big
- gratification
- gratify
- groove
- hilarity
- hit the spot
- jollity
- joy
- joyance
- jubilate
- knock dead
- knock out
- mirth
- please
- pleasure
- rapture
- ravish
- rejoice
- relish
- satisfaction
- satisfy
- score
- send
- slay
- thrill
- tickle pink
- tickle to death
- transport
- turn on
- wow
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