How to use pleasure in a sentence. Enjoyment, happiness, or satisfaction, or something that gives this Pleasure is the general term To take pleasure in beautiful scenery Enjoyment at sitting in the shade on a warm day. A pleasure is an activity, experience, or aspect of something that you find very enjoyable or satisfying
Watching tv is our only pleasure. (countable) a person, thing or action that causes enjoyment Delight, joy it was a pleasure to meet you Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures. Enjoyment or satisfaction derived from something that is to one's liking A cause or source of enjoyment or delight
There are eight meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun pleasure, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Pleasure is an immediate, unmistakable signal that something is good but that doesn't mean we should find it everywhere. Enjoyment, contentment, satisfaction, delight, happiness, content, joy, gratification Displeasure, dissatisfaction, misery, discontent, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, anguish A feeling of happiness or enjoyment
An enjoyable activity or experience
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