English
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Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/�pl���/, SAMPA|/"plEZ@/
(US): AHD|pl�zhʹ�r, IPA|/�pl���/, SAMPA|/"plEZ@`/
audio|en-us-pleasure.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|���(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. uncountable a state of being pleased

#:The puppy made the boy feel pleasure.

1. countable a person or thing that causes enjoyment

#:It was a pleasure to meet you.
#:The puppy was a pleasure.

1. 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
trans-top|a state of being pleased
Albanian: kënaqësi g|Albanian
Arabic: ARchar|�تعة f
Azerbaijani: h�zz
Bengali: নন�দ (anondo)
Bosnian: zadovoljstvo n
Bulgarian: �довол��вие (udovolstvie) n, на�лада (naslada) f
Chinese: 欢� (hu�n lè)
Croatian: dobra volja f
Czech: pot�šení m
Dutch: genoegen n
Esperanto: plezuro
Estonian: lõbu
Finnish: huvi
French: plaisir m
Georgian: ���������� (siamovneba)
German: Vergnügen n
Greek: ε��α�ί��η�η (eucharíst�s�) f, α��λα��η (apolafs�) f, �έ��η (terpse) f, ηδονή (hedoné) f
Hebrew: ענ� (oneg) m
Hungarian: gyönyörűség
Indonesian: kesenangan
Irish: pléisiúr g|Irish
Italian: piacere m
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (����) (yorokobi)
Korean: �� (kwaerak)
Latvian: izprieca f
Lithuanian: malonumas g|Lithuanian
Mongolian: ба�� жа�гал (bajar žargal)
Norwegian: fornøyelse g|Norwegian
Old English: dream#Old English|dr�am m
Persian: FAchar|Ú©Û�Ù� (kaif)
Polish: przyjemno�� f
Portuguese: prazer m
Romanian: pl�cere f
Russian: �довол���вие (udovól�stvije) n
Serbian: доб�а во�а (dobra volja) f
Slovak: potešenie n
Spanish: placer#Spanish|placer m
Swahili: anasa (nc 9/10)
Swedish: behag n
Tagalog: kaaliwan
Thai: THchar|�วาม�ิ�ิยิ��ี (kwaam bpìt yindee)
Turkish: zevk
Ukrainian: задоволенн� (zadovólennja) f
Vietnamese: ni�m vui thích
Welsh: bodd g|Welsh
Yiddish: פ�ר�ענ�נ� (fargenugen) n or m
trans-bottom

trans-top|person or thing that causes enjoyment
French: plaisir m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|one's preference
French: désir m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|pleasur|ing

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

#:Johnny pleasured Jackie orally last night.

Translations
German: Vergnügen bereiten

Derived terms
top4
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
mid4
it's a pleasure
lady of pleasure
man of pleasure
may I have the pleasure
my pleasure
pleasurable<!--from which some terms are derived-->
pleasurance
pleasure barge
pleasure boat
pleasure-carriage
pleasure center, pleasure centre
pleasure craft
pleasure cruise
pleasure curve
pleasured<!--adjective-->
pleasure dome
pleasuredrome
pleasureful
mid4
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
mid4
pleasurer
pleasure-seeker
pleasure-seeking
pleasures of the flesh
pleasures of the table
pleasure steamer
pleasure trip
pleasure-unpleasure principle
pleasuring<!--noun-->
pleasurist
pleasurous
sexual pleasure
to one's pleasure, to pleasure
unpleasure
western pleasure
with pleasure
woman of pleasure

Related terms
displeasure<!--not directly from the English "pleasure"-->
please

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