Delight vs. Pleasure — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Delight and Pleasure
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Delight
Great pleasure; joy
The proud parents' faces beamed with delight.
Pleasure
Pleasure refers to experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad.
Delight
Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment
The vacation was a delight for the whole family.
Pleasure
A feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
She smiled with pleasure at being praised
Delight
To take great pleasure or joy
Delights in taking long walks.
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Pleasure
Used or intended for entertainment rather than business
Pleasure boats
Delight
To give great pleasure or joy
An old movie that still delights.
Pleasure
Give sexual enjoyment or satisfaction to
Tell me what will pleasure you
Delight
To please greatly
A movie that will delight all audiences.
Pleasure
The state or feeling of being pleased or gratified.
Delight
Joy; pleasure.
Pleasure
A source of enjoyment or delight
The graceful skaters were a pleasure to watch.
Delight
Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
Pleasure
Amusement, diversion, or worldly enjoyment
"Pleasure ... is a safer guide than either right or duty" (Samuel Butler).
Delight
To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
A beautiful landscape delights the eye.
Pleasure
Sensual gratification or indulgence.
Delight
(intransitive) To have or take great pleasure.
Pleasure
One's preference or wish
What is your pleasure?.
Delight
A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
A fool hath no delight in understanding.
Pleasure
To give pleasure or enjoyment to; gratify
Our host pleasured us with his company.
Delight
That which gives great pleasure or delight.
Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.
Pleasure
To take pleasure; delight
The hiker paused, pleasuring in the sounds of the forest.
Delight
Licentious pleasure; lust.
Pleasure
To go in search of pleasure or enjoyment.
Delight
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.
Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
Pleasure
(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax.
Delight
To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; - followed by an infinitive, or by in.
Love delights in praises.
I delight to do thy will, O my God.
Pleasure
(countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures.
Delight
A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction;
His delight to see her was obvious to all
Pleasure
(uncountable) One's preference.
What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?
Delight
Something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness;
A joy to behold
The pleasure of his company
The new car is a delight
Pleasure
The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
To hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked
At Congress's pleasure: whenever or as long as Congress desires
Delight
Give pleasure to or be pleasing to;
These colors please the senses
A pleasing sensation
Pleasure
Pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"
Delight
Take delight in;
He delights in his granddaughter
Pleasure
(transitive) To give or afford pleasure to.
Delight
Hold spellbound
Pleasure
(transitive) To give sexual pleasure to.
Johnny pleasured Jackie with his mouth last night.
Pleasure
To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
To go pleasuring
Pleasure
The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; - opposed to pain, sorrow, etc.
At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Pleasure
Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; - opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man.
Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.
Pleasure
What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose.
Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you to come, let not my letter.
Pleasure
That which pleases; a favor; a gratification.
Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure
Pleasure
To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
[Rolled] his hoop to pleasure Edith.
Pleasure
To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.
Pleasure
A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience;
He was tingling with pleasure
Pleasure
Something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness;
A joy to behold
The pleasure of his company
The new car is a delight
Pleasure
A formal expression;
He serves at the pleasure of the President
Pleasure
An activity that affords enjoyment;
He puts duty before pleasure
Pleasure
Sexual gratification;
He took his pleasure of her
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