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pleasure

Pronunciation: /ˈplɛʒə/

The English word “pleasure” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
  2. A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
  3. Sexual enjoyment.
  4. One's preference.
  5. The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.

interjection

  1. pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"

verb

  1. To give or afford pleasure to.
  2. To give sexual pleasure to.
  3. To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.

Etymology

From Early Modern English pleasur, plesur, alteration (with ending accommodated to -ure) of Middle English plaisir (“pleasure”), from Old French plesir, plaisir (“to please”), infinitive used as a noun, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-k- (“wide and flat”). Related to Dutch plezier (“pleasure, fun”). More at…

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