Delight - Joy - Privilege - Treat - Honour
These are all words for things that make you happy or bring you enjoyment.
Pleasure a thing that brings you enjoyment or satisfaction: The pleasures and pains of everyday life. | It’s been a pleasure meeting you.
Delight a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or satisfaction: The delights of living in the country.
Joy a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or happiness: The joys and sorrows of childhood.
Privilege (rather formal) something that you are proud and lucky to have the opportunity to do: It was a great privilege to hear her sing.
Treat (informal) a thing that sb enjoyed or is likely to enjoy very much: You’ve never been to this area before? Then you’re in for a real treat.
Honour/honor (formal) something that you are very pleased or proud to do because people are showing you great respect: It was a great honour to be invited here today.
PLEASURE, DELIGHT OR JOY?
A delight or joy is greater than a pleasure; a person, especially a child, can be a delight or joy, but not a pleasure; joys are often contrasted with sorrows, but delights are not.
PATTERNS
*the pleasures/delights/joys of sth
*It’s a great pleasure/joy to me that...
*It’s a pleasure/delight/joy/privilege/treat/honour to do sth
*It’s a pleasure/delight/joy to see/find...
*a pleasure/delight/joy to behold/watch
*a real pleasure/delight/joy/privilege/treat
*a great pleasure/joy/privilege/honour
*a rare joy/privilege/treat/honour
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