delite

dēlite

1. vocative masculine singular of dēlitus

From Old French delit, from the verb deliter.

• delit, delijt, delyte, delyt
• (influenced by light) deliȝt, deliht, delyght

• IPA^(key): /deːˈliːt(ə)/

delite (plural delites)

1. Delightfulness; a feeling of joy or mirth, especially one that is sexual:
   1. Enjoyability or delightfulness considered in the abstract or in general.
   2. One's experiencing of delight; a delightful time or place.
   3. A spiritual or religious feeling of gratitude, joy, and elation.
   4. A feeling of delightfulness due to a certain activity or behaviour.
   5. A want or wish; something that one would like to do.
2. A behaviour that induces delightfulness; a delight or pleasure:
   1. A spiritual or religious pleasure, comfort, or belief.
   2. Something done as fun, recreation, or entertainment.
   3. Copulation; sexual intercourse or congress.

• delitable
• delitabilite
• delitably
• deliten
• delityng

• English: delight (influenced by light)
• Scots: delite, delicht (influenced by licht)

• “dēlīt(e (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-26.

delite

1. (rare) Delightful; causing delight, joy, or mirth.
2. (rare) Helpful, useful; providing aid.

• “dēlīte (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-26.

From Old French deliter.

delite

1. Alternative form of deliten