pleasure (/ˈpleʒ.ər/)
noun · Beginner · Emotions & Feelings
🔊 /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’.
Tags: emotion, happiness