Pleasure

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  • noun. The state or feeling of being pleased or gratified.
  • noun. A source of enjoyment or delight.
  • noun. Amusement, diversion, or worldly enjoyment.
  • noun. Sensual gratification or indulgence.
  • noun. One's preference or wish.
  • intransitive verb. To give pleasure or enjoyment to; gratify.
  • intransitive verb. To take pleasure; delight.
  • intransitive verb. To go in search of pleasure or enjoyment.
  • idiom. (my pleasure) Used to acknowledge an expression of gratitude.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To give pleasure to; please; gratify.
  • noun. That character of a feeling by virtue of which it gratifies the sentient being that experiences it, so that there is an impulse to its continuance or renewal.
  • noun. Sensual gratification; indulgeuce of the appetites.
  • noun. That which pleases or gratifies the senses or the mind; that which is delightful or beautiful.
  • noun. A favor; gratification.
  • noun. Will; desire; preference, or whatever one chooses, desires, or wills: as, it is my pleasure to remain.
  • noun. Synonyms Joy, Delight, etc. (see gladness), satisfaction, comfort, solace.
  • noun. Self-indulgence; luxury, sensuality, voluptuousness.
  • noun. Kindness.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure.
  • transitive verb. To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; -- opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc.
  • noun. What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose.
  • noun. That which pleases; a favor; a gratification.
  • noun. by arbitrary will or choice.
  • noun. to have enjoyment in.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a state of being pleased
  • noun. a person, thing or action that causes enjoyment
  • noun. one's preference
  • noun. (uncountable) the will or desire of someone or some agency in power
  • interjection. pleasure to meet you, pleased to meet you
  • verb. to give pleasure (especially sexual pleasure) to
  • verb. To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. something or someone that provides a source of happiness
  • noun. an activity that affords enjoyment
  • noun. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
  • noun. sexual gratification
  • noun. a formal expression
  • Word Usage
    "Various objections might be made to motivational hedonism: that we are often motivated by things that do not in fact maximize our pleasure, such as motivation to step under a shower that one takes to be suitably warm but which is in fact scalding hot; that not every pleasure that our options for action make available to us motivates us; or that the very idea of maximum ˜pleasure over pain™ or"
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