Word of the Day: “delectation”
delectation \dee-lek-TAY-shun\, noun:
Great pleasure; delight, enjoyment.
Origin: Delectation derives from Latin delectatio, from the past participle of delectare, “to please.”
Example Sentence: At other times she’ll get so worked up by some pet poeticism that she forgets she’s not writing just for her own delectation.
– David Klinghoffer, “Black madonna”, National Review, February 9, 1998
Source: Dictionary.com
