Emotions

Synonyms for delight

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 4, High CampEmotions

a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

His delight to see her was obvious to all.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

delectation

Same sentence, swapped: His delectation to see her was obvious to all.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for delight as it is used in the sentence above.

comfort
warp
whistle

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Closest first: other emotions words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

wildnessnounabandona feeling of extreme emotional intensityHigh Camp zealnounelana feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)High Camp astonishmentnounamazementthe feeling that accompanies something extremely surprisingHigh CampHas a reason line blitheadjectivelightheartedcarefree and happy and lightheartedHigh Camp entertainverbholdmaintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)TreelineHas a reason line eruptverbbreakforce out or release suddenly and often violently something pent upRidgelineHas a reason line ethicaladjectivehonorableadhering to ethical and moral principlesTreeline recognitionnounidentificationthe process of recognizing something or someone by rememberingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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