- pleasure, pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"
--1 is a kind of feeling
Antonyms: pain, painfulness
--1 has particulars:delight, delectation; enjoyment; pleasantness; comfort; sexual pleasure Derived form: verb please1 - joy, delight, pleasure - something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
--2 is a kind of positive stimulus
Derived form: verb please1 - pleasure - a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President"
--3 is a kind of choice, pick, selection
- pleasure - an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure"
--4 is a kind of activity
Derived forms: verb please2, verb please1 - pleasure - sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"
--5 is a kind of sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
- pleasure - an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure"