deleite

/deˈlejte/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
deleites

Meaning

  1. delight

    • Comió con deleite.

      He ate with delight.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

delicia

deleite and delicia are close synonyms for "delight"; delicia is also commonly used for the deliciousness of food, while deleite is more about refined pleasure.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

delícia

delícia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "delight."

Practice

1 What does deleite mean?

2 Fill the gap: Comió con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches deleite?

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