Pleasurable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

affording satisfaction or pleasure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈɛʒɚɹəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈɛʒəɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈɛʒəɹəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /plˈɛʒɚɹəbəl/.

Examples

the company was enjoyable
found her praise gratifying
full of happiness and pleasurable excitement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gratifying enjoyable

Parts of Speech

adjective

affording satisfaction or pleasure

“the company was enjoyable”

Word Forms

enjoyableness

noun

pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

angenehm

Zufriedenheit oder Vergnügen bereiten

🇫🇷French

agréable

procurer de la satisfaction ou du plaisir

🇪🇸Spanish

agradable

proporcionando satisfacción o placer

🇮🇹Italian

piacevole

procurare soddisfazione o piacere

🇳🇱Dutch

plezierig

voldoening of plezier bieden

🇵🇹Portuguese

agradável

proporcionando satisfação ou prazer

🇷🇺Russian

приятный

доставляющее удовлетворение или удовольствие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुखद

संतुष्टि या खुशी प्रदान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আনন্দদায়ক

সন্তুষ্টি বা আনন্দ affording

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சிகரமானது

திருப்தி அல்லது மகிழ்ச்சியை அளிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆనందదాయకం

సంతృప్తి లేదా ఆనందాన్ని పొందడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंददायक

समाधान किंवा आनंद देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદદાયક

સંતોષ અથવા આનંદ પૂરો પાડવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷಕರ

ತೃಪ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂತೋಷವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആനന്ദദായകമായ

സംതൃപ്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആനന്ദം നൽകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੰਦਦਾਇਕ

ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشگوار

اطمینان یا خوشی کی فراہمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愉快的

提供满足或快乐

🇯🇵Japanese

楽しい

満足感や喜びを与える

🇰🇷Korean

즐거운

만족이나 즐거움을 주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dễ chịu

mang lại sự hài lòng hoặc niềm vui

🇹🇭Thai

น่าพึงพอใจ

ทำให้เกิดความพึงพอใจหรือความเพลิดเพลิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyenangkan

memberikan kepuasan atau kesenangan

🇵🇭Filipino

kasiya-siya

nagbibigay ng kasiyahan o kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

menggembirakan

memberikan kepuasan atau kesenangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممتعة

توفير الرضا أو المتعة

🇮🇷Persian

لذت بخش

ایجاد رضایت یا لذت

🇹🇷Turkish

zevkli

tatmin veya zevk veren

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְהַנֶה

המאפשרים סיפוק או הנאה

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