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pleasure

/ˈplɛʒɚ/noun2 syllables

Pleasure means: something or someone that provides a source of happiness.

Synonyms for pleasure18

noun, as in something or someone that provides a source of happiness

joy, delight

noun, as in a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

pleasance

also used for pleasure

gladness, gratification, happiness, indulgence, satisfaction, kick, desire, fancy, want, will, wish, discretion, beatitude, bliss, delectation

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Opposites of pleasure

pain

What does pleasure mean?5

noun

1

something or someone that provides a source of happiness“a joy to behold”

2

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience“he was tingling with pleasure”

3

a formal expression“he serves at the pleasure of the President”

4

an activity that affords enjoyment“he puts duty before pleasure”

5

sexual gratification“he took his pleasure of her”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pleasure?4

three syllables

displeasure
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Pleasure in a sentence

  • To some life is pleasure, to others suffering.unknown
  • Today, we received your invitation to the exhibition with pleasure.unknown
  • One cannot have pain without pleasure, and one cannot have pleasure without pain.CM
  • Some people write books for money, others for pleasure.CK
  • Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.Scott
  • Pleasure is always in the past or in the future, never in the present.Scott
  • Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.Scott
  • From reading good books we can derive pleasure, friendship, experience and instruction.eastasiastudent

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Forms of pleasure

as a noun

plural
pleasures