pleasance

pleas·ance

P0367000 (plĕz′əns)n.1. Archaic Pleasure or a source of pleasure.2. A secluded garden or landscaped area.

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[Middle English plaisaunce, pleasantness, source of pleasure, from Old French plaisance, from plaisant, pleasant; see pleasant. Sense 2, originally Scots, after the Pleasance, a street in Edinburgh noted for its pleasure-grounds or walks in the 1500s.]

pleasance

(ˈplɛzəns) n1. (Horticulture) a secluded part of a garden laid out with trees, walks, etc2. archaic enjoyment or pleasure[C14 plesaunce, from Old French plaisance, from plaisant pleasant, from plaisir to please]

pleas•ance

(ˈplɛz əns)

n. 1. a place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade. 2. Archaic. pleasure. [1300–50; Middle English plesaunce < Middle French plaisance. See pleasant, -ance]

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Noun	1.	pleasance - a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansionretreat - a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
	2.	pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"pleasurefeeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"delectation, delight - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"enjoyment - the pleasure felt when having a good timepleasantness - the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feelingcomfort - a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointmentsexual pleasure - pleasure derived from sexual activities

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