Collocations for delight - noun
1. feeling of great pleasure
ADJ.
deep, great, intense | absolute, utter | pure, sheer | mischievous, perverse | childish/childlike | endless | evident, obvious | mutual | aesthetic, sensual, spiritual
His mind was reeling with an almost aesthetic delight at the beauty of the thing.
His mind was reeling with an almost aesthetic delight at the beauty of the thing.
VERB + DELIGHT
express | find, take
She took evident delight in frightening the children with horror stories.
She took evident delight in frightening the children with horror stories.
give sb | scream with, squeal with, whoop with
Alice squealed with sheer delight when she saw the monkeys.
Alice squealed with sheer delight when she saw the monkeys.
be greeted with
The news was greeted with great delight.
The news was greeted with great delight.
PREP.
in/with ~
We danced around with childish delight.
We danced around with childish delight.
of ~
She gave a whoop of delight and dived into the water.
She gave a whoop of delight and dived into the water.
to your ~
To my great delight, they phoned and offered me the job.
To my great delight, they phoned and offered me the job.
~ at
He expressed his delight at seeing us all again.
He expressed his delight at seeing us all again.
~ in
I find a perverse delight in listening to traffic.
I find a perverse delight in listening to traffic.
PHRASES
a cry/gasp/squeal of delight, much to sb''s delight
Much to the delight of the crowd, the band came back and did three encores.
Much to the delight of the crowd, the band came back and did three encores.
2. sth that gives great pleasure
ADJ.
real | constant, continual
The baby was a constant delight and source of amazement.
The baby was a constant delight and source of amazement.
unexpected | culinary, gastronomic
VERB + DELIGHT
explore, sample | enjoy, savour
Savour the culinary delights of Morocco.
Savour the culinary delights of Morocco.
PREP.
to
The old lady''s reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.
The old lady''s reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.