delights
Causes great pleasure
Delights are things that give great pleasure: the delights of summer, culinary delights.
The word often appears in lists of pleasures offered by a place, experience, or activity.
As a verb, to delight is to please greatly or to take keen pleasure in something: She delights in proving people wrong.
Delightful describes what produces such pleasure.
Joyful emotional state
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
exuberance · cheerfulness · mirth · rapture · felicity · buoyancy · jollity · merriment
Expensive nonessential comfort
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- treatSomething pleasantly special
feasting · opulence · extravagance · spoiling · gourmet · sumptuous · lavish · guilty pleasure
Venue for live drama
- concertLive musical performance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- spectacleVisually striking event
performance · circus · cabaret · gala · musical · opera · ballet · revue
Physical pleasures, everyday luxuries
- quiet momentsPeriods without noise
- birdsongAvian musical vocalizations
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- warm bathHeated water immersion
little things · good book · fresh flowers · morning coffee · home cooking · cozy blanket · sunset · gentle breeze
Frosted baked dessert
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- sundaeDressed-up frozen dessert
- cheesecakeCream-filled dessert, crumb crust
brownie · mousse · gelato · tiramisu · baklava · flan · cannoli · pavlova
State of eager enthusiasm
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- buzzContinuous low drone
rush · surprise · wonderment · enchantment · amazement · fascination · captivation · spellbound
happiness
Joyful emotional state
jubilation · exuberance · cheerfulness · mirth · rapture · felicity · buoyancy · jollity · merriment · gaiety
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
treat · feasting · opulence · extravagance · spoiling · gourmet · sumptuous · lavish · guilty pleasure · hedonism
theater
Venue for live drama
- concertLive musical performance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
spectacle · performance · circus · cabaret · gala · musical · opera · ballet · revue · magic show
creature comforts
Physical pleasures, everyday luxuries
- quiet momentsPeriods without noise
- birdsongAvian musical vocalizations
- sunshineDirect rays from above
little things · warm bath · good book · fresh flowers · morning coffee · home cooking · cozy blanket · sunset · gentle breeze
cake
Frosted baked dessert
cheesecake · brownie · mousse · gelato · tiramisu · baklava · flan · cannoli · pavlova · sorbet
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
buzz · rush · surprise · wonderment · enchantment · amazement · fascination · captivation · spellbound · breathtaking
aroma
Pleasant distinctive smell
velvety · succulent · luscious · scented · flavorful · aromatic · mouthwatering · ambrosial · heavenly · divine
- Turkish delightChewy, powdered Middle Eastern sweet
- delight inTo enjoy thoroughly
- take delight inFeel joy regarding
- afternoon delightDaytime intimacy
- pure delight
- sheer delight
delight, delightful, delighted, delighting, delightfully, delightfulness, delight in