Part 2896

<hw>De*light"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who gives or takes delight.</def>

<h1>Delightful</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*light"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. "<i>Delightful</i> bowers." <i>Spenser</i>.</def> "<i>Delightful</i> fruit."

<i>Milton.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Delicious; charming. See <er>Delicious</er>.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>De*light"ful*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>De*light"ful*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Delighting</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*light"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Giving delight; gladdening.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>De*light"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv</i>.</wordforms>

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

<h1>Delightless</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*light"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Void of delight.</def>

<i>Thomson.</i>

<h1>Delightous</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*light"ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>delitos</ets>.]</ety> <def>Delightful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Rom. of R.</i>

<h1>Delightsome</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*light"some</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Very pleasing; delightful.</def> "<i>Delightsome</i> vigor."

<i>Grew.</i>

<blockquote>Ye shall be a <b>delightsome</b> land, . . . saith the Lord. <i>Mal. iii. 12.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>De*light"some*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>De*light"some*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Delilah</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*li"lah</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (<i>Judges xvi.</i>); hence, a harlot; a temptress.</def>

<blockquote>Other <b>Delilahs</b> on a smaller scale Burns met with during his Dumfries sojourn. <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Delimit</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*lim"it</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>delimitare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82limitier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.</def>

<h1>Delimitation</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*lim`i*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>delimitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82limitation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.</def>

<i>Gladstone.</i>