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delights

Syllables: de·lights/dɪˈlaɪts/

delights is the plural of delight.

delights is the third-person singular simple present indicative of delight.

Meaning of delight

Noun

delight (countable and uncountable, plural delights)

  1. Joy; pleasure.
    • A fool hath no delight in understanding.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 18:2
  2. Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
    • Greensleeves was all my joy / Greensleeves was my delight, […]1580, Greensleeves

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Phrases with delights

Words that rhyme with delights

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Questions about delights

What is delights the plural of?
Delights is the plural of delight.
How do you pronounce delights?
Delights is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪts/.

Words near delights in the dictionary

  1. delightingly
  2. delightless
  3. delightly
  4. delightment
  5. delightous
  6. delights
  7. delights in
  8. delightsome
  9. delightsomely
  10. delightsomeness
  11. delignate

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