Associations to the word «Delectation»

Wiktionary

DELECTATION, noun. Great pleasure; delight.

Dictionary definition

DELECTATION, noun. A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all".
DELECTATION, noun. Act of receiving pleasure from something.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats