Pleasure
['pleʒə] or [[ˈplɛʒɚ]
Definition
(noun.) sexual gratification; 'he took his pleasure of her'.
(noun.) an activity that affords enjoyment; 'he puts duty before pleasure'.
(noun.) a formal expression; 'he serves at the pleasure of the President'.
(noun.) a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; 'he was tingling with pleasure'.
Typed by Floyd--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to pain, sorrow, etc.
(n.) Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; -- opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc.
(n.) What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose.
(n.) That which pleases; a favor; a gratification.
(v. t.) To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
(v. i.) To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.
Edited by Annabel
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Enjoyment, gratification, comfort, delight, joy, gladness, temporary happiness.[2]. Sensuality, voluptuousness, luxury, animal gratification.[3]. Will, choice, preference, purpose, wish, mind.
Checked by Aubrey
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Enjoyment, gratification, sensuality, self-indulgence, voluptuousness, choice,preference, vill, inclination, purpose, determination, favor, satisfaction,indulgent
ANT:Pain, suffering, affliction, trouble, asceticism, self-denial, abstinence,disinclination, aversion, indisposition, denial, refusal
Typist: Maura
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of pleasure, denotes gain and personal enjoyment. See Joy.
Typist: Pierce
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The least hateful form of dejection.
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Examples
- The boy's eyes had lighted with pleasure as I spoke, and I saw him glance from his rusty trappings to the magnificence of my own. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Then, collecting himself, he added in his usual tone, And what may it be your pleasure to want at so early an hour with the poor Jew? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- They had told her that her aunt Shaw was coming; but she had not expressed either surprise or pleasure, or dislike to the idea. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- You have saved my life: I have a pleasure in owing you so immense a debt. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It isn't a mere pleasure trip to me, girls, she said impressively, as she scraped her best palette. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- No, I can safely say, I have no pleasure so complete, so unalloyed. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I have the pleasure of drinking his good health. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Say my message to thy mistress, and let her do her pleasure. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He may not give pleasure, he may not bring comfort, but, on the contrary, may make those to whose hearts he comes very unhappy. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Whether friends were present or absent, she had always a kind smile for him and was attentive to his pleasure and comfort. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Such is the process by which the youth passes from the necessary pleasures to the unnecessary. Plato. The Republic.
- And of the pleasures of love, and all other pleasures, the same holds good? Plato. The Republic.
- The universe is composed of impressions, ideas, pleasures and pains! Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Riches became mine, wealth poured in upon me, and I rioted in pleasures enhanced a thousandfold to me by the consciousness of my well-kept secret. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Then if there be any city which may be described as master of its own pleasures and desires, and master of itself, ours may claim such a designation? Plato. The Republic.
- Bad, sir, very bad, but an old man has few pleasures. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mrs. Bute could not disguise from herself the fact that none of her party could so contribute to the pleasures of the town-bred lady. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Their father was no object of love to them; he had never seemed the friend of their pleasures, and his absence was unhappily most welcome. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- In short, we want to cheer your daughter, and to give her the opportunity of sharing such pleasures as we are a going to take ourselves. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Plans which had lately appeared to her in the guise of tasks, now appeared like pleasures. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- It is a fine day for pleasuring. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This was pleasuring with a vengeance. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We left you to bear it alone, while we went pleasuring. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Typist: Toni