delectation
/ˌdiːlɛkˈteɪʃən/
delectation noun: great pleasure; delight.
Noun
delectation (countable and uncountable, plural delectations)
- Great pleasure; delight.
- Do not let us men despise these instincts because we cannot feel them. These women were made for our comfort and delectation, gentlemen,—with all the rest of the minor animals.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 22, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
- Synonyms:
- delection
delectation meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
delectation in Tamil
- மனமகிழ்ச்சி, மகிழ்ச்சி, இன்பம், உள்ளக்களிப்பு
delectation in Malayalam
- enjoyment, gratification, delight
- ആഹ്ലാദം, ആനന്ദം, സുഖിക്കൽ, ആസ്വാദനം, ഹർഷം, കളി
Synonyms of delectation
Forms of delectation
| plural | delectations |
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Origin of delectation
Attested from the mid 14th century, from Old French delectation (“enjoyment”), from Latin dēlectātiōnem, accusative singular of dēlectātiō, from the verb Latin dēlectō (“to delight, charm, please”), frequentative of dēliciō, from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, to deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. By surface analysis, delect + -ation or delectate + -ion. Related to delight and delicious.
Words formed from delectation
Words that rhyme with delectation
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- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
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- modulation
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- application
- fixation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about delectation
- What does delectation mean?
- Delectation means great pleasure; delight.
- What is delectation in Tamil?
- Delectation in Tamil is மனமகிழ்ச்சி, மகிழ்ச்சி, இன்பம். See Delectation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is delectation?
- Delectation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce delectation?
- Delectation is pronounced /ˌdiːlɛkˈteɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of delectation?
- The plural of delectation is delectations.
Words near delectation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: delectation (page history and authors); delectation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); delectation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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