diletto

Definitions of diletto
  1. noun
    a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
    synonyms: amato, amorino, fiamma
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    type of:
    amadore, amante, amatore, amico, amoroso, innamorato, metà, partner
    a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
  2. noun
    state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
    synonyms: allegrezza, allegria, brio, contentezza, felicità, gaiezza, gaudio, gioia, letizia
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    infelicità
    state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
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    beatitudine, gloria
    a state of supreme happiness
    nirvana
    (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
  3. noun
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
    synonyms: allegrezza, allegria, brio, contentezza, felicità, gaiezza, gaudio, gioia, letizia
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    mestizia
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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    appartenenza
    happiness felt in a secure relationship
    rallegramento
    great merriment
    intimità
    a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
    giovialità
    feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
    type of:
    sentimento, stato d'animo
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  4. noun
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
    synonyms: godimento, gradimento, piacere, piacimento
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    accoramento, afflizione, dispiacere, dolore, morte, patimento, sofferenza
    emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
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    delizia
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
    spasso
    the pleasure felt when having a good time
    piacevolezza, simpatia
    the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
    spasso
    a feeling of delight at being entertained
    alleviamento, conforto, consolazione, refrigerio, respiro, rincoramento, sollievo
    the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
    sadismo
    sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
    masochismo
    sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)
    type of:
    sentimento, stato d'animo
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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