pleasurenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈpleʒ.ər/us/ˈpleʒ.ɚ/B1 enjoyment, happiness, or satisfaction, or something that gives this:
His visits gave his grandparents such pleasure.
Why do so many boys take pleasure in torturing insects and small animals?
[ + to infinitive ] It was such a pleasure to meet you.
He wrote an article on the pleasures and pains of camping.
Coffee is one of my few pleasures.
More examples
- His books are a pleasure to read because he writes with such clarity and precision.
- It is a great pleasure to welcome you all here this evening.
- She flushed with pleasure as she accepted the prize.
- She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, prolonging the pleasure.
- Few things in this world give me more pleasure than a long bath.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pleasure and happiness
- abandon
- afterglow
- bed
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss
- delirium
- exaltation
- exult
- feast
- felicity
- fulfilment
- fun
- gaiety
- goody
- jovial
- joy
- joyful
- joyous
- jubilation
- savour
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Idiom(s)
at His/Her Majesty's pleasure
it's a pleasure
with pleasure