délice
See also: delice and dělíce
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēliciae.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.lis/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -is
Noun
délice m (plural délices)
- delight
Usage notes
- Conventionally, délice is grammatically masculine in the singular, but feminine in the plural; the same applies to amour and orgue.
Derived terms
- délices de Capoue
- faire les délices
- faire ses délices
Further reading
- “délice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.