delectation

Other forms of delectation

plural

delectations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about delectation

What does delectation mean?

delectation means "a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in delectation?

delectation has 5 syllables: de-lec-ta-ti-on. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for delectation?

Close synonyms include delight, enjoyment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is delectation a common word?

delectation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.