pleasure vs delight

pleasure and delight both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pleasure	Yes	No	No	No
delight	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pleasure and delight are synonyms defined as:

pleasure and delight: something or someone that provides a source of happiness

Other synonyms of pleasure include joy.

As nouns, delight is a hyponym of pleasure; that is, delight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pleasure:

pleasure: a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
delight: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

Other hyponyms of pleasure include delectation, enjoyment, pleasantness, comfort, sexual pleasure.

pleasure (noun)	delight (noun)
sexual gratification	something or someone that provides a source of happiness
an activity that affords enjoyment	a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
a formal expression
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

pleasure (verb)	delight (verb)
	take delight in
	give pleasure to or be pleasing to
	hold spellbound