▪ take great pleasure in:"they delight in playing tricks"Similartake great pleasurefind great pleasuregloryrevelluxuriatewallowadoreloverelishsavorenjoy greatlylap upinformal:get a kick out ofhave a thing aboutget a buzz out ofget a thrill out ofget a charge out ofget off ondigget a bang out ofOppositedislikeloathe
noun
1. great pleasure: "the little girls squealed with delight"
▪ a cause or source of great pleasure:"the trees here are a delight"
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French delitier (verb), delit (noun), from Latin delectare ‘to charm’, frequentative of delicere. The -gh- was added in the 16th century by association with light1.