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pleasure
[ plezh-er ]
noun
- the state or feeling of being pleased.
Synonyms: gladness, delectation, happiness
- enjoyment or satisfaction derived from what is to one's liking; gratification; delight.
- worldly or frivolous enjoyment:
the pursuit of pleasure.
Are you traveling on business or for pleasure?
- sensual gratification.
Synonyms: voluptuousness
- a cause or source of enjoyment or delight:
It was a pleasure to see you.
- pleasurable quality:
the pleasure of his company.
- one's will, desire, or choice:
to make known one's pleasure.
Synonyms: predilection, inclination, wish, preference
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- to take pleasure; delight:
I pleasure in your company.
- to seek pleasure, as by taking a holiday.
pleasure
/ ˈplɛʒə /
noun
- an agreeable or enjoyable sensation or emotion
the pleasure of hearing good music
- something that gives or affords enjoyment or delight
his garden was his only pleasure
- amusement, recreation, or enjoyment
- ( as modifier )
a pleasure boat
pleasure ground
- euphemistic.sexual gratification or enjoyment
he took his pleasure of her
- a person's preference or choice
verb
- whenintr, often foll by in to give pleasure to or take pleasure (in)
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Derived Forms
- ˈpleasureful, adjective
- ˈpleasureless, adjective
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Other Words From
- pleas·ure·ful adjective
- pleas·ure·less adjective
- pleas·ure·less·ly adverb
- an·ti·pleas·ure noun adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pleasure1
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Example Sentences
My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
Pleasure shoots magically in every direction like an explosion of sparks.
I had the pleasure of meeting Stuart Scott several years ago.
So here, for your Christmas Eve pleasure, are 20 of my favorites, 10 from the ecclesiastical division and 10 secular.
People will always scratch and save if a sudden burst of unrestrained pleasure can be purchased.
A flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.
Big Reginald took their lives at pool, and pocketed their half-crowns in an easy genial way, which almost made losing a pleasure.
He saw with evident pleasure the outward and visible signs of the old earl's immense wealth.
As Felipe approached, the old man's face beamed with pleasure, and he came forward totteringly, leaning on a staff in each hand.
He used to walk through the park, and note with pleasure the care that his father bestowed on the gigantic property.
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