delight
US /dɪˈlaɪt/
noun, verb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The guests were delighted with the quality of the service.
Synonyms
- pleasurea fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
- pleasegive pleasure to or be pleasing to
Collocations
- Easy with great delightaccompanied by, having, or concerning great delight
- Medium customer delight initiativesdescribing customer delight initiatives (someone who pays for goods or services)
- Hard express delight at the agreementto express delight at the agreement, meaning to give expression to
- Very Hard take perverse delight in opponents' misfortuneto perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding perverse delight in opponents' misfortune
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.