pleasure in English dictionary

  • pleasure

    Meanings and definitions of "pleasure"

    • (countable) a person or thing that causes enjoyment
    • (uncountable) one's preference
    • (formal) (uncountable) the will or desire of someone or some agency in power
    • (transitive) to give pleasure (especially sexual pleasure) to
    • (uncountable) a state of being pleased
    • interjection
      pleased to meet you
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      A state of being pleased.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      One's preference.
    • noun
      (formal, uncountable)
      The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To give sexual pleasure to.
    • verb
      (intransitive, dated)
      To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
    • Enjoyable feeling limited in time caused by a particular event or action.
    • a state of being pleased
    • person or thing that causes enjoyment
    • one's preference
    • 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"
    • noun
      sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"
    • noun
      something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"

    Synonyms of "pleasure" in English dictionary

    choice, joy, sexual activity are the top synonyms of "pleasure" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "pleasure" in English dictionary

    pain is the antonym of "pleasure" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pleasure

    • blm  bez liczby mnogiej lm  liczba mnoga pleasures pleasure, pleasured, pleasured, pleasures, pleasuring
    • pleasure ( third-person singular simple present pleasures, present participle pleasuring, simple past and past participle pleasured)
    • pleasure ( plural  pleasures)
    • pleasure (plural pleasures)
    • pleasure (third-person singular simple present pleasures, present participle pleasuring, simple past and past participle pleasured)
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