délice

See also: delice

French

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin deliciae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.lis/

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• Rhymes: -is

Noun

délice m (plural délices)

1. delight

Usage notes

• Conventionally, délice is grammatically masculine in the singular, but feminine in the plural; the same applies to amour and orgue.

Further reading

• “délice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.