Delish vs Delight - What's the difference?
delish | delight |
(slang) delicious
* 2007 , David Else, England , p. 144:
* 2000 , Kathryn Glasgow Stern, Another Song about the King: A Novel , p. 262:
* 1997 , James Grippando, The Informant , p. 239:
* 1956 , Julian Maclaren-Ross, The Funny Bone , p. 36:
Joy; pleasure.
* Bible, Proverbs xviii. 2
* Shakespeare
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, title= Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
* Milton:
* (Greensleeves):
To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
* Tennyson
(label) To have or take great pleasure
As an adjective delish
is (slang) delicious.As a noun delight is
joy; pleasure.As a verb delight is
to give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.delish
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Tom Aikens is the name of the notorious kitchen firebrand who runs this wonderful modern European restaurant where the setting is handsome and the food delish .
- "Ummm. Sounds delish'." I don't know what to say; this is what comes out. "Yes, ' delish ."
- Delish'! I tried some crackers loaded with cheese and pâté. Double ' delish !
- Not that I want to rush you, but that'd be simply delish !
delight
English
Noun
(en noun)- A fool hath no delight in understanding.
- Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
- Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight .
- Greensleeves was all my joy / Greensleeves was my delight,
Derived terms
* undelight * delightfulVerb
(en verb)- Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.