endear vs delight
delight vs endearendear is not a noun while delight is a noun.
endear and delight both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| endear | No | No | Yes | No |
| delight | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
delight is a hypernym of
endear; that is, delight is a
word with a broader meaning than endear:
- endear: make attractive or lovable
- delight: give pleasure to or be pleasing to
Other hypernyms of endear include
please.
| endear (noun) | delight (noun) |
|---|---|
| something or someone that provides a source of happiness | |
| a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction |
| endear (verb) | delight (verb) |
|---|---|
| make attractive or lovable | take delight in |
| give pleasure to or be pleasing to | |
| hold spellbound |
Words related to "endear"
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
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