Delectation Meaning in English

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التعريف

Pleasure or enjoyment, especially of something delicious or delightful.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Delectation' is formal and literary; rarely used in everyday conversation. Common in older texts or for humorous effect today. Often follows 'for your delectation.' Not interchangeable with 'enjoyment' in casual speech.

• Spanish: deleite - disfrute
• Portuguese (BR): deleite - prazer
• Portuguese (PT): deleite - prazer
• Chinese (Simplified): 愉悦 - 享受
• Chinese (Traditional): 愉悅 - 享受
• Hindi: आनंद - सुख
• Arabic: متعة - سرور
• Bengali: আনন্দ - পরিতৃপ্তি (সাহিত্যিক)
• Russian: наслаждение - удовольствие (литературное)
• Japanese: 歓喜 - 楽しみ（文語的）
• Vietnamese: thưởng thức - sự khoái trá (trang trọng)
• Korean: 만족 - 기쁨 (문어체)
• Turkish: zevk - haz (eski/edebi)
• Urdu: لذت - سرور (ادبی)
• Indonesian: kesenangan (sastrawi) - kenikmatan

جمل نموذجية

The chef prepared a special dish for our delectation.

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She sang a beautiful song for the audience's delectation.

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Books can be read for study or for delectation.

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Here, for your delectation, is the finest chocolate cake in town.

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The movie offers two hours of pure delectation for fans of comedy.

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For your delectation, we've gathered the greatest hits from the last decade.

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