| \dee-lek-TEY-shuh n\ | noun
1. delight; enjoyment.
| | Quotes | As you look at the drawings, secrets come out of them, -- private jokes, as it were, imparted to you by the author for your special delectation.
-- William Makepeace Thackeray, "John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character," Quarterly Review, December 1854 | | | | | | | | | | Origin of delectation | | Delectation can be traced to the Latin verb dēlectāre meaning "to delight." It entered English in hte late 1300s. | |
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