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delighted

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Delight \De*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delighted}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Delighting}.] [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier,
   F. d['e]lecter, fr. L. delectare to entice away, to delight
   (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to
   allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus
   a snare. Cf. {Delectate}, {Delicate}, {Delicious},
   {Dilettante}, {Elicit}, {Lace}.]
   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.         --Shak.

         Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
                                                  --Tennyson.

Delighted \De*light"ed\, a.
   Endowed with delight.

         If virtue no delighted beauty lack.      --Shak.

   Syn: Glad; pleased; gratified. See {Glad}.

Source : WordNet®

delighted
     adj 1: greatly pleased
     2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {captivated},
         {charmed}, {enthralled}, {entranced}]
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