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Nouns (13)

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

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

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"

indium, In, atomic number 49

n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

Indiana, Hoosier State, IN

n. federate state in the United States of America

Verbs (10)

delight, please, give joy

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

transport, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, enthral

v. hold spellbound

Adverbs (5)

in, inside an enclosed space

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

in, inward, inwards

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

Adjectives (4)

adj. holding office; "the in party"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

Fuzzynyms (178)

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

bit, morsel

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

dash, style, panache, elan, flair

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

molecule

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

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 (60)

enjoy, revel in, take delight in, delight in

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

modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode

adj. in the current fashion or style

chichi

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

faddish, faddy

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

smart

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

trendsetting, trend-setting

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

trendy, voguish

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

inward, arriving, inbound

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

entering, ingoing

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

designate

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

elect

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

future, succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

inflowing, influent

adj. flowing inward

inpouring

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

triple-crown

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

eminent

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

hitless, no-hit

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

made

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

productive

adj. yielding positive results

self-made

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

winning, victorious

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

winning

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

Antonyms (31)

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

out

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

out

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"

delight in

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