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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
delight
1. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction (Freq. 9)
- his delight to see her was obvious to all
• Syn:
delectation
• Hypernyms:
pleasure, pleasance
• Hyponyms:
entrancement, ravishment, amusement, Schadenfreude
2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness
- a joy to behold
- the pleasure of his company
- the new car is a delight
• Syn:
joy, pleasure
• Derivationally related forms:
please (for: pleasure), joy (for: joy)
• Hypernyms:
positive stimulus
1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to (Freq. 5)
- These colors please the senses
- a pleasing sensation
• Syn:
please
• Ant:
displease (for: please)
• Derivationally related forms:
pleasant (for: please), pleasure (for: please), pleaser (for: please), pleasing (for: please)
• Hypernyms:
satisfy, gratify
• Hyponyms:
endear, enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall,
ravish, enthral
• Verb Group:
please
• Cause:
like
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The good news will delight her
2. take delight in (Freq. 3)
- he delights in his granddaughter
• Syn:
enjoy, revel
• Derivationally related forms:
enjoyment (for: enjoy), enjoyer (for: enjoy)
• Hyponyms:
have a ball, have a good time, wallow, live it up
• Entailment:
use, expend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: enjoy)
- Sam and Sue delight over the results of the experiment
3. hold spellbound
• Syn:
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral
• Ant:
disenchant (for: enchant)
• Derivationally related forms:
ravishment (for: ravish), enthrallment (for: enthrall), transport (for: transport), enchantment (for: enchant)
• Hypernyms:
please
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The good news will delight her
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