pleasure
IPA: pɫˈɛʒɝ
noun
- (uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- (countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
- (uncountable) One's preference.
- (formal, uncountable) The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
verb
- (transitive) To give or afford pleasure to.
- (transitive) To give sexual pleasure to.
- (intransitive, dated) To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
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Examples of "pleasure" in Sentences
- A bath is an exercise in pleasure.
- He seduces the girls for pleasure.
- This is the pleasure of the noble life.
- At least half the pleasure is in the bargaining.
- The word hedonic refers to pleasure or happiness.
- How delightful are the pleasures of the imagination
- In the hedonistic view, well being consists of pleasure or happiness.