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Synonyms of delight

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Another word for delight is joy. Other synonyms of delight are glee, felicity, exuberance, mirth and merriment.

Synonyms and similar words for delight

nounJoy; pleasure.

  • delightednessThe quality of being delighted; great pleasure.
  • joyA feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
  • gleeJoy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
  • blithenessThe characteristic of being blithe.
  • blithesomenessThe quality of being blithesome.
  • cheerfulnessThe state of being cheerful; joy.
  • cheerinessThe state of being cheery.
  • contentnessThe state of being content; contentedness.
  • contentednessThe state of being contented.
  • elatednessQuality of being elated.
  • elationA feeling of joy and pride.
  • exuberanceThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
  • exuberantnessQuality of being exuberant.
  • felicityIntense happiness.
  • gaietyThe state of being happy or merry.
  • gaynessThe state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.
  • gayfulnessThe state, quality, or condition of being gayful.
  • gladnessThe state of being glad; joy.
  • gleefulnessThe state of being gleeful or joyous.
  • gleesomenessThe quality of being gleesome.
  • happiness
  • high spiritsJoyous elation, joyfulness, joyousness.
  • hilarity
  • jollinessThe quality of being jolly; jollity.
  • jollityThe state of being jolly; jolliness, cheerfulness.
  • jovialityThe state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
  • jovialnessThe state or condition of being jovial; joviality.
  • joyfulnessThe state of being joyful.
  • joyousnessThe state of being joyous.
  • merrimentA state of enjoyable exuberance.
  • merrinessThe property of being merry.
  • mirthThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
  • mirthfulnessThe property of being mirthful; happiness.
  • pleasednessThe quality or state of being pleased.
  • gladsomeness archaicGladness.
  • liss obsoleteComfort; happiness.

verbTo give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.

  • cheer upTo make someone happier or less downcast.
  • perk upTo cause to be more lively or enthusiastic.
  • beatifyTo make blissful.
  • enraptureTo fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
  • begladdenTo gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.
  • blissenTo make blissful or happy; fill with or impart bliss to.
  • brightOften followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to...
  • cheerTo gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
  • fetch
  • contentTo give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
  • elateTo make joyful or proud.
  • enblissTo endue or fill with bliss; impart bliss to; make happy.
  • exhilarateTo cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
  • gladden
  • gratifyTo please.
  • happifyTo make happy.
  • happyOften followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.
  • heartenTo give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
  • jollifyTo make jolly.
  • light upTo make happy.
  • make someone's dayTo make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.
  • pleaseTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
  • raise someone's spiritsTo make someone feel in a better mood.
  • rejoiceTo be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
  • turn the frown upside downTo become or make somebody else happy after being sad.
  • warm someone's heartMake glad.
  • warm the cockles of someone's heartTo provide someone with a deep feeling of contentment or happiness.
  • cherish obsoleteTo cheer, to gladden.
  • elevate obsoleteTo lift the spirits of (someone).
  • fain obsoleteTo make (someone) glad; to gladden; hence, to congratulate (someone); to welcome (someone).
  • gay dated
  • gladden someone's heart datedSynonym of warm someone's heart.
  • laetificate rareTo make, or become, happy.
  • upcheer archaicTo cheer up.

verbTo have or take great pleasure.

nounMore synonyms

  • delectionA feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction.

Meaning of delight

  1. noun Joy; pleasure.
  2. noun Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
  3. verb To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.

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Questions about synonyms of delight

What is another word for delight?
Delight has 72 synonyms on Word.ws, such as joy, glee, felicity, exuberance, mirth, merriment, gladness and cheerfulness.
What does delight mean?
Delight means joy; pleasure.

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