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Delish vs Delight - What's the difference?

delish | delight |

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)
  • (slang) delicious
  • * 2007 , David Else, England , p. 144:
  • 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 .
  • * 2000 , Kathryn Glasgow Stern, Another Song about the King: A Novel , p. 262:
  • "Ummm. Sounds delish'." I don't know what to say; this is what comes out. "Yes, ' delish ."
  • * 1997 , James Grippando, The Informant , p. 239:
  • Delish'! I tried some crackers loaded with cheese and pâté. Double ' delish !
  • * 1956 , Julian Maclaren-Ross, The Funny Bone , p. 36:
  • Not that I want to rush you, but that'd be simply delish !

    delight

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Joy; pleasure.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xviii. 2
  • A fool hath no delight in understanding.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= 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.}}
  • Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
  • * Milton:
  • Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight .
  • * (Greensleeves):
  • Greensleeves was all my joy / Greensleeves was my delight,

    Derived terms

    * undelight * delightful

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
  • * Tennyson
  • Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.
  • (label) To have or take great pleasure
  • Derived terms

    * delight in

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