Pleasure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

something or someone that provides a source of happiness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈɛʒɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈɛʒə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈɛʒə/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈɛʒɚ/.

Examples

he was tingling with pleasure
a joy to behold
the pleasure of his company

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

joy delight pleasance

Antonyms

pain

Parts of Speech

noun	a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience “he was tingling with pleasure”
noun	something or someone that provides a source of happiness “a joy to behold”
noun	a formal expression “he serves at the pleasure of the President”
noun	an activity that affords enjoyment “he puts duty before pleasure”
noun	sexual gratification “he took his pleasure of her”

Word Forms

please	verb	give pleasure to or be pleasing to
pleasant	adjective	affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
joy	verb	make glad or happy
delight	verb	give pleasure to or be pleasing to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vergnügen

ein Grundgefühl, das schwer zu definieren ist, das die Menschen aber gerne erleben möchten

🇫🇷French

plaisir

un sentiment fondamental difficile à définir mais que les gens désirent ressentir

🇪🇸Spanish

placer

un sentimiento fundamental que es difícil de definir pero que la gente desea experimentar

🇮🇹Italian

piacere

un sentimento fondamentale che è difficile da definire ma che le persone desiderano provare

🇳🇱Dutch

plezier

een fundamenteel gevoel dat moeilijk te definiëren is, maar dat mensen graag willen ervaren

🇵🇹Portuguese

prazer

um sentimento fundamental que é difícil de definir, mas que as pessoas desejam experimentar

🇷🇺Russian

удовольствие

фундаментальное чувство, которое трудно определить, но которое люди желают испытать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आनंद

एक मौलिक भावना जिसे परिभाषित करना कठिन है लेकिन लोग अनुभव करना चाहते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

আনন্দ

একটি মৌলিক অনুভূতি যা সংজ্ঞায়িত করা কঠিন কিন্তু লোকেরা অনুভব করতে চায়

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி

வரையறுக்க கடினமாக இருக்கும் ஆனால் மக்கள் அனுபவிக்க விரும்பும் ஒரு அடிப்படை உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆనందం

నిర్వచించడం కష్టం కానీ ప్రజలు అనుభవించాలని కోరుకునే ప్రాథమిక భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंद

एक मूलभूत भावना जी परिभाषित करणे कठीण आहे परंतु लोकांना अनुभवण्याची इच्छा आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદ

એક મૂળભૂત લાગણી કે જેને વ્યાખ્યાયિત કરવી મુશ્કેલ છે પરંતુ લોકો અનુભવ કરવા ઈચ્છે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷ

ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಿಸಲು ಕಷ್ಟ ಆದರೆ ಜನರು ಅನುಭವಿಸಲು ಬಯಸುವ ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആനന്ദം

നിർവചിക്കാൻ പ്രയാസമുള്ളതും എന്നാൽ ആളുകൾ അനുഭവിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നതുമായ ഒരു അടിസ്ഥാന വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ੀ

ਇੱਕ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਔਖਾ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਲੋਕ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشی

ایک بنیادی احساس جس کی وضاحت کرنا مشکل ہے لیکن لوگ تجربہ کرنا چاہتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乐趣

一种很难定义但人们渴望体验的基本感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

喜び

定義するのは難しいが、人々が経験したいと願う基本的な感情

🇰🇷Korean

기쁨

정의하기 어렵지만 사람들이 경험하고 싶어하는 근본적인 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vinh hạnh

một cảm giác cơ bản khó xác định nhưng mọi người mong muốn trải nghiệm

🇹🇭Thai

ความพึงพอใจ

ความรู้สึกพื้นฐานที่ยากจะนิยามแต่เป็นสิ่งที่ผู้คนปรารถนาจะสัมผัส

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesenangan

perasaan mendasar yang sulit untuk didefinisikan tetapi orang ingin mengalaminya

🇵🇭Filipino

kasiyahan

isang pangunahing pakiramdam na mahirap tukuyin ngunit gustong maranasan ng mga tao

🇲🇾Malay

kesenangan

perasaan asas yang sukar untuk ditakrifkan tetapi yang orang ingin alami

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سرور

شعور أساسي يصعب تحديده ولكن الناس يرغبون في تجربته

🇮🇷Persian

لذت

احساسی اساسی که تعریف کردنش سخت است اما مردم مایلند آن را تجربه کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

zevk

Tanımlanması zor ama insanların deneyimlemeyi arzuladığı temel bir duygu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲנָאָה

תחושה בסיסית שקשה להגדיר אבל שאנשים רוצים לחוות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pleasure'?

The primary meaning of 'pleasure' is 'a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pleasure' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'pleasure' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pleasure' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pleasure' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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