Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: delect
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Example Sentences

"For they were gretely delected and enioyed togiders"
"For (many tymes) yᵗ thynge that doeth delect and please: is iudged or supposed profytable / althoughe in dede (moche contrary) it do noy and hurte."
"Yf you fortune to come where they ben / & begyn somwhat to delecte in theyr maters: I aduyse you dissimule & take vpon you yt you herde thẽ not / ne set any thynge therby."
"The thing in this lyf that delects indures bot a moment."
"And if in the vast Petegrination of Books, it may please God, that but one delected heart may by any good word in It, be a little lifted vp; […]"
"Returned home, with superfluous lassitude, they delect themselves with their extreme usefulness, relate all they have said or done in the day, to-morrow to renew their impertinent futility."

Etymology

From Latin dēlectāre. Compare Middle English delect (“to ease the pain of (an ulcer)”). Doublet of delight.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: dēlectāre

Inflected Forms

delects (present, singular) delecting (participle, present) delected (participle, past) delected (past)

Frequently Paired Words

delectability delectable delectate delectation delection

Questions

What does delect mean?: To delight.
Where does delect come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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