delight (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Feeling of pleasure1. dēlectātio2. vŏluptas3. gaudiumII. The cause of d.1. dēlĭciae, arum2. (poet.)3. oblectāmentum, d.s of the table, oblectamenta gulae, Plin.4. (poet.) • delight (subs.): I. Feeling of pleasure: 1. dēlectātio: man is led by the d. of seeing and hearing, homo videndi et audiendi delectatione ducitur, Cic. (For the distinction between delectatio and oblectatio, v. amusement.) 2. vŏluptas: v. pleasure. 3. gaudium: v. joy. II. The cause of d.: 1. dēlĭciae, arum: the d. (favourite) of the people, deliciae populi, Pl.: Cic.: Virg. 2. (poet.): vŏluptas: d. of men and gods (Venus), divum hominumque voluptas, Lucr. 3. oblectāmentum, d.s of the table, oblectamenta gulae, Plin. 4. (poet.): ămoenĭtas: my wife, my d., uxor mea, mea am., Pl.: v. joy.