Pleasance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈplɛzəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pleasance is a noun meaning A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
Meaning
A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.
- (obsolete) The feeling of being pleased; pleasure, delight.
Example Sentences
the pleasances of old Elizabethan houses
It is a tropical pleasance, washed by a noble river.
Now ſtands the Brere like a Loꝛd alone, / Puffed vp with pꝛyde and vaine pleaſaunce: […]
Word Forms
- pleasances
- pleasaunce
Synonyms for pleasance
Depending on context, synonyms include pleasure.
Antonyms for pleasance
Common opposites include painfulness, pain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pleasure, pleasaunce, plaisaunce, plaisance, pleasantry, pleasurance.
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