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Nouns (3)

n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"

n. 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"

Verbs (8)

please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

transport, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, enthral

v. hold spellbound

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (165)

ecstasy, rapture

n. a state of elated bliss

exaltation, transport, ecstasy, rapture

n. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens

pleasure, joy, delight

n. 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"

enjoyment, delectation

n. act of receiving pleasure from something

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

elan, ardor, ardour, zeal

n. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

liking

n. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

high spirits, elation

n. a feeling of joy and pride

glee, gleefulness, rejoicing

n. great merriment

felicity, happiness

n. state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

joy, joyousness, joyfulness

n. the emotion of great happiness

ecstasy, rapture

n. a state of elated bliss

exaltation, transport, ecstasy, rapture

n. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens

enjoyment, delectation

n. act of receiving pleasure from something

delectation, delight

n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

allure, tempt

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

thrill, exalt, exhilarate

v. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

triumph, exult, rejoice, jubilate

v. to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"

glory, rejoice proudly

v. rejoice proudly

revel, racket, wassail, make happy, make merry, celebrate noisily, make whoopie, whoop it up

v. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"

uplift, pick up, intoxicate, elate, fill with elation, lift up

v. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

gladden, become glad

v. become glad or happy

tickle, thrill

v. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

bask, be exposed

v. be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

hold, harbor, harbour, entertain

v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"

exult, be on cloud nine, jump for joy, walk on air

v. feel extreme happiness or elation

triumph, revel in, wallow in, rejoice in

v. be ecstatic with joy

electrify, charge with electricity

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

engage, absorb, engross, occupy

v. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

grip, spellbind, transfix, fascinate

v. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

infatuate, make passionate

v. arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

hypnotize, mesmerize

v. induce hypnosis in

uplift, pick up, intoxicate, elate, fill with elation, lift up

v. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

tickle, thrill

v. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

abuse, misuse, pervert

v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

Synonyms (4)

enjoy, revel in, take delight in, delight in

v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

Antonyms (29)

displease, be offensive to

v. give displeasure to

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

fail, miscarry, go wrong

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

revolt, disgust, sicken, nauseate, churn up

v. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"

disillusion, disenchant

v. free from enchantment

disappoint, let down

v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"

displease, be offensive to

v. give displeasure to

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