delighte
delighte is the obsolete spelling of delight.
Meaning of delight
Noun
delight (countable and uncountable, plural delights)
- Joy; pleasure.
- A fool hath no delight in understanding.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 18:2
- Synonyms:
- delightedness, joy, glee, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, elatedness
- Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
- Greensleeves was all my joy / Greensleeves was my delight, […]1580, Greensleeves
Forms of delighte
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | delightes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | delightes |
| present participle | delighting |
| past participle | delighted |
| past | delighted |
Questions about delighte
- What is delighte the obsolete spelling of?
- Delighte is the obsolete spelling of delight.
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