Pleasure

/ˈplɛʒə/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
2. (countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
3. (uncountable) Sexual enjoyment.
4. (uncountable) One's preference.
5. (formal, uncountable) The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
6. pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"
7. (transitive) To give or afford pleasure to.
8. (transitive) To give sexual pleasure to.

Example Sentences

He remembered with pleasure his home and family.

I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax.

But the only statistic that will concern West Brom will be the scoreline, and their manager Roy Hodgson will take considerable pleasure from a victory over the club he managed for just 191 days.

Maximize all the pleasure / Even with all this weather / Nothing can make it better / Maximize all the pleasure

It was a pleasure to meet you.

Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures.

Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure

The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold.

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Word Forms

• pleasures
• pleasuring
• pleasured

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