pleasure
Plural: pleasures
Noun
- a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
- "he was tingling with pleasure"
- something or someone that provides a source of happiness
- "the pleasure of his company"
- a formal expression
- "he serves at the pleasure of the President"
- an activity that affords enjoyment
- "he puts duty before pleasure"
- sexual gratification
- "he took his pleasure of her"
- A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
- Sexual enjoyment.
- One's preference.
- The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
Intj
- pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"
Verb
Verb Forms: pleasured, pleasuring, pleasures
- To give enjoyment or satisfaction to someone.
- To give or afford pleasure to.
- To give sexual pleasure to.
- To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
Examples
- at Congress's pleasure: whenever or as long as Congress desires
- Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures.
- He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
- I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax.
- It was a pleasure to meet you.
- It would pleasure her greatly to win the Scrabble championship, a true delight.
- Johnny pleasured Jackie with his mouth last night.
- to be imprisoned at Her Majesty's pleasure: to be imprisoned indefinitely
- to go pleasuring
- to hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked
- What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?
Origin / Etymology
From Early Modern English pleasur, plesur, alteration (with ending accommodated to -ure) of Middle English plaisir (“pleasure”), from Old French plesir, plaisir (“to please”), infinitive used as a noun, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-k- (“wide and flat”). Related to Dutch plezier (“pleasure, fun”). More at please.
Synonyms
delight, joy, pleasance, beatitude, bliss, delectation, desire, discretion, ecstasy, euphoria, fancy, gladness, gratification, gratify, happiness, indulgence, lust, nirvana, please, pleasure, rapture, ravishment, satisfaction, transport, want, will, wish
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
pleasure: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpleasure: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pleasure: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary