delight vs satisfy
satisfy vs delightdelight is a noun but satisfy is not a noun.
delight and satisfy both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| delight | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| satisfy | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
satisfy is a hypernym of
delight; that is, satisfy is a
word with a broader meaning than delight:
- delight: give pleasure to or be pleasing to
- satisfy: make happy or satisfied
Other hypernyms of delight include
gratify.
| delight (noun) | satisfy (noun) |
|---|---|
| something or someone that provides a source of happiness | |
| a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction |
| delight (verb) | satisfy (verb) |
|---|---|
| take delight in | fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction |
| give pleasure to or be pleasing to | make happy or satisfied |
| hold spellbound | meet the requirements or expectations of |
Words related to "delight"
- Schadenfreude
- amusement
- consume
- delectation
- delight
- deplete
- eat
- eat up
- enchant
- endear
- enjoy
- enrapture
- enthral
- enthrall
- entrancement
- exhaust
- expend
- geek out
- gratify
- have a ball
- have a good time
- joy
- like
- live it up
- pleasance
- please
- pleasure
- positive stimulus
- ravish
- ravishment
- revel
- run through
- satisfy
- titillate
- transport
- use
- use up
- wallow
- wipe out
Words related to "satisfy"
- accommodate
- allay
- answer
- appease
- assuage
- cater
- conform to
- content
- cover
- delight
- dissatisfy
- do
- fall short of
- feed on
- feed upon
- fill
- fill the bill
- fit
- fit the bill
- fulfil
- fulfill
- gratify
- live up to
- meet
- please
- ply
- provide
- quell
- quench
- satisfaction
- satisfactory
- satisfier
- satisfy
- serve
- slake
- stay
- suffice
- suit
- supply
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