Definition of pleasure

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Pleasure (n.) Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; -- opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc..

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Savor :: Savor (v. t.) To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor.
Please :: Please (v. t.) To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy.
Pleasureless :: Pleasureless (a.) Devoid of pleasure.
Transported :: Transported (a.) Conveyed from one place to another; figuratively, carried away with passion or pleasure; entranced..
Transient :: Transient (a.) Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure..
Trip :: Trip (n. i.) To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe..
Lust :: Lust (n.) Pleasure.
Or :: Or (conj.) A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write, -- that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to either. You may ride either to London or to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or propositions, presenting a choice of either; as, he may study law, or medicine, or divinity, or he may enter into trade..
Parrel :: Parrel (n.) The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held to the mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered at pleasure.
Round :: Round (n.) A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution; as, the round of the seasons; a round of pleasures..
Delicacy :: Delicacy (a.) Pleasure; gratification; delight.
Dance :: Dance (v. i.) To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about.
Disfavor :: Disfavor (n.) The state of not being in favor; a being under the displeasure of some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to be in disfavor at court..
Felicitate :: Felicitate (v. t.) To express joy or pleasure to; to wish felicity to; to call or consider (one's self) happy; to congratulate.
Galley :: Galley (n.) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure..
Displeasure :: Displeasure (v. t.) To displease.
Social :: Social (a.) Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties..
Sonometer :: Sonometer (n.) An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by a scale on the face of the box..
Fruition :: Fruition (n.) Use or possession of anything, especially such as is accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived from possession or use..
Pleasure :: Pleasure (n.) What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose..
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