pleasure

Nouns

  • (n) a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
    • he was tingling with pleasure
    pleasance,
  • (n) something or someone that provides a source of happiness
    • a joy to behold
    • the pleasure of his company
    • the new car is a delight
    delight, joy,
  • (n) a formal expression
    • he serves at the pleasure of the President
  • (n) an activity that affords enjoyment
    • he puts duty before pleasure
  • (n) sexual gratification
    • he took his pleasure of her

Synonyms

pleasance delight joy

Antonyms

painfulness pain

Words of close approximity

pleasure boat pleasure craft pleasure ground pleasure-pain principle pleasure principle pleasure seeker pleasure trip pleasure-unpleasure principle