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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Delighting \De*light"ing\, a. Giving delight; gladdening. -- {De*light"ing*ly}, adv --Jer. Taylor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Delight \De*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delighted}; p. pr & vb n. {Delighting}.] [OE. deliten OF delitier deleitier F. d['e]lecter, fr L. delectare to entice away to delight (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf laqueus a snare. Cf {Delectate}, {Delicate}, {Delicious}, {Dilettante}, {Elicit}, {Lace}.] To give delight to to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear. Inventions to delight the taste. --Shak. Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. --Tennyson.
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