delectation
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- noun
- /dɪˌlɛkˈteɪʃən/
- Literature
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deleite
- The company partook of a lavish meal of roast suckling pig, poultry, and even the flesh of small native dogs, specially bred for the delectation of their masters.
Examples
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What will the theorists and experiments produce for our delectation and amusement?
Academic text (1991) -
He never again asked me to peel fruit for him, but he ate with delectation all those I chose to peel.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now for your delight and delectation, I give you that.
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Delectation is far from being too strong a word.
Fiction book (2002) -
I recommend for his delectation Frank E. Manuel's great book on utopian thought in the West.
Blog text (27) -
By the power of Ra, we present for your delectation and delight... an exotic apparition stolen from a faraway land.
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It had the power to bind the viewer into alliance with its giver through a shared experience of visual delectation.
Academic text (1997) -
He mentioned the kitchens where delicacies of unusual splendor were prepared every day for the delectation of the ensemble of happy and talented young people who made up the court.
Fiction book (1991) -
So, here, with all its errors of omission and sins of commission, I present for your delectation and delight, Rima and myself performing the peerless Russian folktale in the barns at Elshieshields.
Blog text (27) -
The chef created a dessert that was pure delectation for all the guests at the party.
Synonyms
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A feeling of enjoyment or happiness from something
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A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied
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A strong feeling of great happiness
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A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure
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The feeling of pleasure you get from something
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Giving someone what they want or need
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Strong, lively enjoyment when doing something
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A very happy and excited feeling after a big success
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A strong, happy feeling of excitement
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A strong feeling of happiness and excitement during a celebration
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A feeling of being happy and pleased
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A feeling of great wonder and pleasure as if under a magic spell
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A strong feeling of great joy often shown by loud shouts
A quiet feeling of being happy and satisfied
A warm feeling of happiness and pleasure inside you
A feeling of great happiness and pleasure
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
A feeling of deep wonder and delight that makes you unable to look away
Antonyms
How Delightful
Surface Forms
Morphology
delectation = delectable (semi-transparent) = delect + ation
The noun is formed by adding a regular noun-forming suffix, but the base stem 'delect-' is rare in modern English so the relation may not be obvious to learners.
Etymology
Delectation comes from the Latin delectare, which means 'to please' and is the same root as delight. So delectation is the great pleasure or delight you feel when you enjoy something.