pleasure — meaning, examples & etymology [English]

pleasure (/ˈpleʒ.ər/)

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🔊 /ˈpleʒ.ər/

Meaning

Meaning: enjoyable feeling

A feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.

Examples

🗣 Reading by the lake on a warm afternoon was one of her simplest, greatest pleasures.

Etymology

From Old French ‘plaisir’ (to please), from Latin ‘placere’.

How & Where It’s Used

Means enjoyment; also used politely, as in ‘it’s a pleasure’.

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Tags: emotion, happiness

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