Do not let us men despise these instincts because we cannot feel them. These women were made for our comfort and delectation, gentlemen,—with all the rest of the minor animals.
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Delectation
//ˌdiːlɛkˈteɪʃən//
Synonyms for "delectation" (47 found)
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Closest matches (10)
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Related words (23)
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17 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- наслада noun (great pleasure; delight)
- удоволствие noun (great pleasure; delight)
Danish
2 entries- fornøjelse noun (great pleasure; delight)
- glæde noun (great pleasure; delight)
Finnish
4 entries- delektaatio noun (great pleasure; delight)
- ilo noun (great pleasure; delight)
- iloitseminen noun (great pleasure; delight)
- mielihyvä noun (great pleasure; delight)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- glede noun (great pleasure; delight)
Polish
1 entries- rozkoszowanie się noun (great pleasure; delight)
Romanian
2 entries- delectare noun (great pleasure; delight)
- desfătare noun (great pleasure; delight)
Russian
2 entries- наслажде́ние noun (great pleasure; delight)
- удово́льствие noun (great pleasure; delight)
Spanish
2 entries- delectación noun (great pleasure; delight)
- deleite noun (great pleasure; delight)
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