pleasure
A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
Noun 3 meanings
A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
“He remembered with pleasure his home and family.”
A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
“It was a pleasure to meet you.”
One's preference.
“What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?”
Interjection 1 meaning
pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"
Verb 2 meanings
To give or afford pleasure to.
To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
“to go pleasuring”
Etymology
From Early Modern English pleasur, plesur, alteration (with ending accommodated to -ure) of Middle English plaisir (“pleasure”), from Old French plesir, plaisir (“to please”), infinitive used as a noun, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-k- (“wide and flat”).
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PLEASURE at a glance
PLEASURE has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + L 1 + E 1 + A 1 + S 1 + U 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,581 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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