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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Derived terms 1.5 Related terms

[ English

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[ Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA: /ˈplɛʒə/, SAMPA: /"plEZ@/
• (US): enPR: plĕzhʹər, IPA: /ˈplɛʒɚ/, SAMPA: /"plEZ@`/
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• Rhymes: -ɛʒə(r)

[ Noun

Singular pleasure

Plural pleasures

pleasure (plural pleasures)

1. (uncountable) a state of being pleased

   The puppy made the boy feel pleasure.

2. (countable) a person or thing that causes enjoyment

   It was a pleasure to meet you.

   The puppy was a pleasure.

3. (uncountable) one's preference

   What is your pleasure, coffee or tea?

[ Synonyms

• (state of mind) delight, gladness, gratification, happiness, indulgence, satisfaction
• (person or thing that causes enjoyment): delight, joy
• (preference) desire, fancy, want, will, wish

[ Translations

a state of being pleased

Albanian: kënaqësi Arabic: متعة f. Azerbaijani: həzz Bengali: নন্দ (anondo) Bosnian: zadovoljstvo n. Bulgarian: удоволствие (udovolstvie) n., наслада (naslada) f. Chinese: 欢乐 (huān lè) Croatian: dobra volja f. Czech: potěšení m. Dutch: genoegen n. Esperanto: plezuro Estonian: lõbu Finnish: huvi French: plaisir m. Georgian: სიამოვნება (siamovneba) German: Vergnügen n. Greek: ευχαρίστηση (eucharístēsē) f., απόλαυση (apolafsē) f., τέρψη (terpse) f., ηδονή (hedoné) f. Hebrew: ענג (oneg) m. Hungarian: gyönyörűség Indonesian: kesenangan Irish: pléisiúr m. Italian: piacere m. Japanese: 喜び (よろこび) (yorokobi) Korean: 쾌락 (kwaerak)

Kurdish: Sorani: خۆشی ku(ku) (xoshí) Latvian: izprieca f. Lithuanian: malonumas Mongolian: баяр жаргал (bajar žargal) Norwegian: fornøyelse Old English: drēam m. Persian: کیف (kaif) Polish: przyjemność f. Portuguese: prazer m. Romanian: plăcere f. Russian: удовольствие (udovól’stvije) n. Serbian: добра воља (dobra volja) f. Slovak: potešenie n. Spanish: placer m. Swahili: anasa (nc 9/10) Swedish: behag n. Tagalog: kaaliwan Thai: ความปิติยินดี (kwaam bpìt yindee) Turkish: zevk Ukrainian: задоволення (zadovólennja) f. Vietnamese: niềm vui thích Welsh: bodd Yiddish: פארגענונן (fargenugen) n. or m.

person or thing that causes enjoyment

French: plaisir m.

one's preference

French: désir m.

[ Verb

Infinitive to pleasure

Third person singular pleasures

Simple past pleasured

Past participle pleasured

Present participle pleasuring

to pleasure (third-person singular simple present pleasures, present participle pleasuring, simple past and past participle pleasured)

1. (transitive) to give pleasure (especially sexual pleasure) to

   Johnny pleasured Jackie orally last night.

[ Translations

• German: Vergnügen bereiten

[ Derived terms

antipleasure at Her Majesty's pleasure, at His Majesty's pleasure at one's pleasure, at pleasure business before pleasure do someone a pleasure do someone the pleasure of during Her Majesty's pleasure, during His Majesty's pleasure during one's pleasure, during pleasure end-pleasure English pleasure fore-pleasure gold of pleasure, gold-of-pleasure, gold-pleasure

it's a pleasure lady of pleasure man of pleasure may I have the pleasure my pleasure pleasurable pleasurance pleasure barge pleasure boat pleasure-carriage pleasure center, pleasure centre pleasure craft pleasure cruise pleasure curve pleasured pleasure dome pleasuredrome pleasureful

pleasure-giving pleasure ground pleasurehood pleasure house the pleasure is all mine, the pleasure's all mine the pleasure is mine, the pleasure's mine pleasureless pleasure-loving pleasurement pleasure moment pleasuremonger pleasure of someone's company pleasure-pain principle pleasure principle

pleasurer pleasure-seeker pleasure-seeking pleasures of the flesh pleasures of thee table pleasure steamer pleasure trip pleasure-unpleasure principle pleasuring pleasurist pleasurous sexual pleasure to one's pleasure, to pleasure unpleasure western pleasure with pleasure woman of pleasure

[ Related terms

• displeasure
• please