noun · countable / uncountable · rare

delectation

delectation · delectations

наслаждение, удовольствие

Great pleasure; delightGreat pleasure; delight.

/ˌdiːlɛkˈteɪʃən/

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)Great pleasure; delight.
наслажде́ниеnaslaždénije, удово́льствиеudovólʹstvije
act of receiving pleasure from something

Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

great pleasure; delight:

Origin

Attested from the mid 14th century, from Old French delectation (“enjoyment”), from Latin

Attested from the mid 14th century, from Old French delectation (“enjoyment”), from Latin dēlectātiōnem, accusative singular of dēlectātiō, from the verb Latin dēlectō (“to delight, charm, please”), frequentative of dēliciō, from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, to deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. By surface analysis, delect + -ation or delectate + -ion. Related to delight and delicious.

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