how to pronounce delight

/dɪˈlaɪt/

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delight is pronounced in two syllables

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dɪlaɪt

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An example use of delight in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to experience the garden delight of me …”

meaning of delight

Delight means to be pleased or excited by something.

delight frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word delight occurs in english on average 20 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to delight

relydislikedemisepolitedevicedaylightdespitederiderecitedeflate

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