delight

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈlʌɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • please (someone) greatly: an experience guaranteed to delight both young and old
  • [no object] (delight in) take great pleasure in: they delight in playing tricks

noun

[mass noun]
  • great pleasure: she took great delight in telling your story
  • [count noun] a cause or source of great pleasure: the trees here are a delight

Origin:

Middle 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