pleasure

CEFRA2

/ˈplɛʒə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling of happiness or enjoyment.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.

Examples

  • It is a great pleasure being with you.

  • To see you is always a great pleasure.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Sexual enjoyment.

  2. A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.

  3. One's preference.

More examples

In context

  • His eyes lit up with pleasure.

  • He remembered with pleasure his home and family.

  • I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax.

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Origin

noun

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.