OBLECTATION

Definition: OBLECTATION

OBLECTATION

Noun

1. The act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly pleased; delight.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "OBLECTATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1814. (references)

Etymology: Oblectation \Ob"lec*ta"tion\, noun. [Latin expression oblectatio.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: OBLECTATION

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Pleasure	Noun: pleasure, gratification, enjoyment, fruition; oblectation, delectation, delection; relish, zest; gusto; (physical pleasure); satisfaction; (content); complacency.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Rhyming with "OBLECTATION"

Words rhyming with "OBLECTATION" (pronounced 'Ob"lec*ta"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references)

Anagrams: OBLECTATION

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-i-l-n-o-o-t-t"
	-2 letters: cobaltine, cobaltite.
	-3 letters: bioclean, boltonia, bootlace, coinable, ecotonal, lobation, location, oblation, taconite, tailbone.
	-4 letters: aconite, aloetic, binocle, botanic, cabinet, calotte, citable, coalbin, coolant, coontie, elation, eobiont, iceboat, lactone, lattice, lection, nictate, niobate, notable, octanol, tabetic, tactile, taction, tetanic, toenail, tonetic, totable.
	-5 letters: acetin, action, aeonic, albeit, albino, albite, alnico, atelic, atonic, batten, battle, beacon.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-i-l-n-o-o-t-t"
	+3 letters: ethnobotanical.
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