pleasure
verb
- give sexual pleasure to
noun
- broad class of mental states that humans and other animals experience as positive, enjoyable, or worth seeking
- act/process of making happy, contented, satisfied
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈplɛʒə/ / /ˈplɛʒɚ/
intj
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 please.
- pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"
noun
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 please.
- A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
“He remembered with pleasure his home and family.”
“I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax.”
- A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
“It was a pleasure to meet you.”
“Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures.”
- Sexual enjoyment.
- One's preference.
“What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?”
- The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
“to hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked”
“to be imprisoned at Her Majesty's pleasure: to be imprisoned indefinitely”
verb
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 please.
- To give or afford pleasure to.
“[H]e / [...] / Had tost his ball and flown his kite, and roll'd / His hoop to pleasure Edith, [...]”
- To give sexual pleasure to.
“Johnny pleasured Jackie with his mouth last night.”
“In the opening scene, Rupert Campbell-Black (played by Alex Hassell), the gravitational center of Cooper’s world, is seen pleasuring a woman in the bathroom of a Concorde jet, thrusting so vigorously that she hardly notices when the plane goes supersonic.”
- To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
“to go pleasuring”