Delectation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

act of receiving pleasure from something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪstˈɜːbɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪlɪktˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪlɪktˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪstˈɜːbɚ/.

Examples

his delight to see her was obvious to all

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delight enjoyment

Parts of Speech

noun	a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction “his delight to see her was obvious to all”
noun	act of receiving pleasure from something

Word Forms

delight	verb	take delight in
enjoy	verb	get pleasure from

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vergnügen

ein Gefühl extremer Freude oder Zufriedenheit

🇫🇷French

délectation

un sentiment de plaisir ou de satisfaction extrême

🇪🇸Spanish

delectación

un sentimiento de placer o satisfacción extrema

🇮🇹Italian

diletto

una sensazione di estremo piacere o soddisfazione

🇳🇱Dutch

genot

een gevoel van extreem plezier of voldoening

🇵🇹Portuguese

deleite

uma sensação de extremo prazer ou satisfação

🇷🇺Russian

наслаждение

чувство крайнего удовольствия или удовлетворения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुष्टि

अत्यधिक आनंद या संतुष्टि की अनुभूति

🇧🇩Bengali

আমোদপ্রমোদ

চরম আনন্দ বা তৃপ্তির অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

தேர்வு

மிகுந்த மகிழ்ச்சி அல்லது திருப்தி உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

అభిరుచి

విపరీతమైన ఆనందం లేదా సంతృప్తి అనుభూతి

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंद

अत्यंत आनंद किंवा समाधानाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદ

ભારે આનંદ અથવા સંતોષની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಯ್ಕೆ

ವಿಪರೀತ ಸಂತೋಷ ಅಥವಾ ತೃಪ್ತಿಯ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കൽ

അങ്ങേയറ്റത്തെ ആനന്ദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംതൃപ്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੰਦ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لذت

انتہائی خوشی یا اطمینان کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喜悦

极度愉悦或满足的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

感嘆

極度の喜びまたは満足感

🇰🇷Korean

환희

극도의 즐거움이나 만족감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngon miệng

một cảm giác cực kỳ vui vẻ hoặc hài lòng

🇹🇭Thai

การคัดเลือก

ความรู้สึกยินดีหรือพึงพอใจอย่างยิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

nikmat

perasaan senang atau puas yang luar biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

deleksyon

isang pakiramdam ng matinding kasiyahan o kasiyahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بهجة

الشعور بالسعادة الشديدة أو الرضا

🇮🇷Persian

دلپذیری

احساس لذت یا رضایت شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

keyif

aşırı zevk veya tatmin hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

התענגות

תחושה של הנאה או סיפוק קיצוניים

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The primary meaning of 'delectation' is 'a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction'.

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