DELECTATIONS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word delectations. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DELECTATIONS
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recreation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates • activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation | ||||||||
amusements | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a feeling of delight at being entertained • an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | ||||||||
delights | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction • something or someone that provides a source of happiness verb • give pleasure to or be pleasing to • take delight in • hold spellbound | ||||||||
diversions | nounn | |||||||
noun • an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates • a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) • an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack | ||||||||
enjoyments | nounn | |||||||
noun • the pleasure felt when having a good time • act of receiving pleasure from something • (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property | ||||||||
entertainments | nounn | |||||||
noun • an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | ||||||||
gratifications | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of being gratified or satisfied • the act or an instance of satisfying | ||||||||
pastimes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | ||||||||
pleasures | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience • something or someone that provides a source of happiness • a formal expression • an activity that affords enjoyment • sexual gratification | ||||||||
thrills | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the swift release of a store of affective force • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright • something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation verb • cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input • feel sudden intense sensation or emotion • tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement • fill with sublime emotion | ||||||||
delight | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction • something or someone that provides a source of happiness verb • give pleasure to or be pleasing to • take delight in • hold spellbound | ||||||||
enjoyment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the pleasure felt when having a good time • act of receiving pleasure from something • (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property |