DELIGHTING

Definitions: DELIGHTING

DELIGHTING

Adjective

1. Giving delight; gladdening.

Personal pronoun & verb & noun

1. Of Delight

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "DELIGHTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Crosswords: DELIGHTING

English words defined with "DELIGHTING": beautiful ♦ charming ♦ Delightable ♦ engaging ♦ piquant ♦ sensuously. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Delighting Customers: How to Build a Customer-Driven Organization (reference) Delighting God: The Secret to Making the Father's Heart Leap (reference) Delighting in God's Work (reference) Delighting Your Customers: Keep Your Customers Coming Back, Time and Time Again (reference) Lover of My Soul: Delighting in God's Passionate Love (reference) (more book examples)
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Author	Quotation
Horace	He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure, by delighting and instructing the reader at the same time.
	One gains universal applause who mingles the useful with the agreeable, at once delighting and instructing the reader.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"DELIGHTING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "DELIGHTING" is used about 57 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	100%	57	44,859

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "DELIGHTING": self-delighting, shepherd-delighting.
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Language		Translations for "DELIGHTING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		欢欣 (Delight, Delighted). (various references)

German		entzückende (delightfully). (various references)

Korean		기뻐함. (various references)

Pig Latin		elightingday
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	oblectatio, oblectatione. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 9
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai exaneteilen o qeoV eti ek thV ghV pan xulon wraion eiV orasin kai kalon eiV brwsin kai to xulon thV zwhV en mesw tw paradeisw kai to xulon tou eidenai gnwston kalou kai ponhrou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Produxitque Dominus Deus de humo omne lignum pulchrum visu et ad vescendum suave lignum etiam vitae in medio paradisi lignumque scientiae boni et mali
Old English	990	West Saxon	God ða forð ateah of ðære moldan ælces cynnes treow, fæger on gesyhðe ond to brucenne wynsum, eac swylce lifes treow on middan neorxnawange ond treow ingehydes godes ond yfeles.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And the Lord God brouyte forthe of the erthe eche tree fayre in siyt, and swete to ete; also the tree of lijf in the mydle of paradys, and a tree of kunnyng of good and of yuel.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And the LORde God made to sprynge out of the erth all maner trees bewtyfull to the syghte and pleasant to eate and the tree of lyfe in the middes of the garden: and also the tree of knowlege of good and euell.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And out of the earth the Lord made every tree to come, delighting the eye and good for food; and in the middle of the garden, the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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Language	Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 9
Bulgarian	И �"оспод Бог направи да произраства от земята всяко дърво, що е красиво наглед и добро за храна, както и дървото на живота всред градината и дървото на познаване доброто и злото.
Cebuano	Ug nagpaturok si Jehova nga Dios gikan sa yuta sa tanan nga kahoy nga makapahimuot sa igtatan-aw, ug maayo nga kalan-on: ug ang kahoy usab nga sa kinabuhi diha sa taliwala sa tanaman, ug ang kahoy sa pag-ila sa maayo ug sa dautan.
Chinese	耶 �'� 華　神使各樣的樹從地裡長出來、可以悅人的眼目、其上的果子好作食物． �' 子當中又有 �"� 命樹、 �'� 分別善惡的樹。
Croatian	Tada Jahve, Bog, uèini te iz zemlje nikoše svakovrsna stabla - pogledu zamamljiva a dobra za hranu - i stablo života, nasred vrta, i stablo spoznaje dobra i zla.
Danish	Og Gud HERREN lod af Agerjorden fremvokse alle Slags Træer, en Fryd at skue og gode til Føde, desuden Livets Træ, der stod midt i Haven. og Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt.
Dutch	En de HEERE God had alle geboomte uit het aardrijk doen spruiten, begeerlijk voor het gezicht, en goed tot spijze; en den boom des levens in het midden van den hof, en de boom der kennis des goeds en des kwaads.
Finnish	Ja Herra Jumala kasvatti maasta kaikkinaisia puita, ihania nähdä ja hyviä syödä, ja elämän puun keskelle paratiisia, niin myös hyvän- ja pahantiedon puun.
French	L`Éternel Dieu fit pousser du sol des arbres de toute espèce, agréables � voir et bons � manger, et l`arbre de la vie au milieu du jardin, et l`arbre de la connaissance du bien et du mal.
German	Und Gott der HERR ließ aufwachsen aus der Erde allerlei Bäume, lustig anzusehen und gut zu essen, und den Baum des Lebens mitten im Garten und den Baum der Erkenntnis des Guten und Bösen.
Haitian Creole	Seyè a, Bondye a, te fè tout kalite pyebwa leve nan jaden an, bèl pyebwa ki donnen fwi ki bon pou manje. Nan mitan jaden an te gen de gwo pyebwa. Yonn se te pyebwa ki bay lavi a, lòt la se te pyebwa ki fè moun konnen sa ki byen ak sa ki mal la.
Hungarian	És nevele az Úr Isten a földbõl mindenféle fát, tekintetre kedvest és eledelre jót, az élet fáját is, a kertnek közepette, és a jó és gonosz tudásának fáját.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	TUHAN Allah menumbuhkan segala macam pohon yang indah, yang menghasilkan buah-buahan yang baik. Di tengah-tengah taman tumbuhlah pohon yang memberi hidup, dan pohon yang memberi pengetahuan tentang yang baik dan yang jahat.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka di sana ditumbuhkan Tuhan Allah dari pada tanah berbagai-bagai pohon yang permai kepada pemandangan mata dan baik akan dimakan, dan lagi adalah pohon alhayat di tengah-tengah taman itu dan pohon pengetahuan akan hal baik dan jahatpun.
Italian	Il Signore Dio fece germogliare dal suolo ogni sorta di alberi graditi alla vista e buoni da mangiare, tra cui l'albero della vita in mezzo al giardino e l'albero della conoscenza del bene e del male.
Korean	여 호 와 하 나 님 이 그 땅 에 서 보 기 에 아 름 답 � 먹 기 에 좋 은 나 무 가 나 게 하 시 니 동 산 가 운 데 에 �" 생 명 나 무 와 � 악 을 알 게 하 �" 나 무 도 있 �" 라
Maori	A i whakatupuria e Ihowa, e te Atua, i roto i te oneone nga rakau katoa he mea ahuareka ki te titiro, he pai hoki hei kai; ko te rakau hoki o te ora ki waenganui o te kari, me te rakau o te matauranga ki te pai, ki te kino.
Modern Greek	Και Κυριος ο Θεος εκαμε να βλαστηση εκ της γης παν δενδρον ωραιον εις την ορασιν και καλον εις την γευσιν· και το ξυλον της ζωης εν μεσω του παραδεισου και το ξυλον της γνωσεως του καλου και του κακου.
Norwegian	Og Gud Herren lot trær av alle slag vokse op av jorden, prektige å se til og gode å ete av, og midt i haven livsens tre og treet til kunnskap om godt og ondt.
Portuguese	E o Senhor Deus fez brotar da terra toda qualidade de árvores agradáveis � vista e boas para comida, bem como a árvore da vida no meio do jardim, e a árvore do conhecimento do bem e do mal.
Rumanian	Domnul Dumnezeu a fqcut sq rqsarq din pqmknt tot felul de pomi, plqcuyi la vedere wi buni la mkncare, wi pomul vieyii kn mijlocul grqdinii, wi pomul cunowtinyei binelui wi rqului.
Russian	й � ТПЙЪТБУФЙМ зПУ� П�"Ш вПЗ ЙЪ ЪЕНМЙ ЧУСЛПЕ �"ЕТЕЧП, � ТЙСФОПЕ ОБ ЧЙ�" Й ИПТПЫЕЕ �"МС � ЙЭЙ, Й �"ЕТЕЧП ЦЙЪОЙ � ПУТЕ�"Й ТБС, Й �"ЕТЕЧП � ПЪОБОЙС �"П�'ТБ Й ЪМБ.
Spanish	Jehovah Dios hizo brotar de la tierra toda clase de árboles atractivos a la vista y buenos para comer; también en medio del jardín, el árbol de la vida y el árbol del conocimiento del bien y del mal.
Swedish	HERREN Gud lät nämligen alla slags träd som voro ljuvliga att se på och goda att äta av växa upp ur marken, och livets träd mitt i lustgården, så ock kunskapens träd på gott och ont.
Thai	แล้วพระเยโฮวาห์พระเจ้าทรงให้บรร�"าต้นไม้ที่งามน่า�"ูและที่เหมาะสำหรับเป็นอาหารงอกขึ้นบนแผ่น�"ินโลก มีต้นไม้แห่งชีวิตอยู่ท่ามกลางสวน�"้วย และมีต้นไม้แห่งความรู้�"ีและรู้ชั่ว
Ukrainian	І зростив �"осподь Бог із землі кожне дерево, принадне на вигляд і на їжу смачне, і дерево життя посеред раю, і дерево Пізнання добра і зла.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"DELIGHTING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: daylighting, delighten, delofting. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "DELIGHTING" (pronounced dulī"ting)
5	-l ī" t i ng	lighting, slighting.
4	-ī" t i ng	biting, citing, exciting, fighting, igniting, inciting, indicting, inviting, kiting, nonbiting, reciting, reigniting, reuniting, rewriting, sighting, siting, underwriting, unexciting, uninviting, uniting, whiting, writing.
3	-t i ng	abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, simulating, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, undulating, uninteresting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, yachting.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-g-g-h-i-i-l-n-t"
	-2 letters: dighting, diligent, lighting.
	-3 letters: delight, dieting, editing, eliding, gelding, gilding, gingeli, gliding, glinted, hedging, heiling, higgled, hilding, hilting, ignited, lighted, lighten, lignite, niggled, nightie, tingled.
	-4 letters: dentil, dieing, dingle, edging, engild, gentil, gieing, giglet, hiding, hieing, higgle, hilted, hinged, hinted, idling, ignite, indite, leggin, length, nidget, niggle, nighed, tiding, tieing, tiling, tineid, tinged, tingle.
	-5 letters: deign, dight, digit, dinge, eight, elint, gelid, genii, gighe, glide, glint, hinge, indie, ingle, inlet, legit, light, lined, lithe, neigh, night, nihil, nitid, teiid, teind, thegn, thein, thine, thing, tilde, tiled, tined, tinge.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-g-g-h-i-i-l-n-t"
	+1 letter: lightninged.
	+5 letters: demythologizing.
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