pleasure
[ plezh-er ]
/ ˈplɛʒ ər /
noun
verb (used with object), pleas·ured, pleas·ur·ing.
to give pleasure to; gratify; please.
verb (used without object), pleas·ured, pleas·ur·ing.
to take pleasure; delight: I pleasure in your company.
to seek pleasure, as by taking a holiday.
Origin of pleasure
SYNONYMS FOR pleasure
1
happiness,
gladness,
delectation.
Pleasure,
enjoyment,
delight,
joy refer to the feeling of being pleased and happy.
Pleasure is the general term:
to take pleasure in beautiful scenery.
Enjoyment is a quiet sense of well-being and pleasurable satisfaction:
enjoyment at sitting in the shade on a warm day.
Delight is a high degree of pleasure, usually leading to active expression of it:
delight at receiving a hoped-for letter.
Joy is a feeling of delight so deep and so lasting that one radiates happiness and expresses it spontaneously:
joy at unexpected good news.
5 voluptuousness.
8 preference, wish, inclination, predilection.
OTHER WORDS FROM pleasure
pleas·ure·ful, adjective pleas·ure·less, adjective pleas·ure·less·ly, adverb an·ti·pleas·ure, noun, adjectiveWords nearby pleasure
please,
pleased as punch,
pleasence,
pleasing,
pleasurable,
pleasure,
pleasure dome,
pleasure principle,
pleat,
pleater,
pleb
Example sentences from the Web for pleasure
British Dictionary definitions for pleasure
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
(when intr, often foll by in)
to give pleasure to or take pleasure (in)
Derived forms of pleasure
pleasureful, adjective pleasureless, adjectiveWord Origin for pleasure
C14
plesir, from Old French; related to Old French
plaisir to
please