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Added 8 October 2026

pleasure

/ˈplɛʒə/ noun

In Latin: iucunditas, delectatio, oblectatio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pleasure at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Sexual enjoyment.

interjection

pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"

verb

To give or afford pleasure to.
To give sexual pleasure to.
Johnny pleasured Jackie with his mouth last night.
To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
to go pleasuring

Origin

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.

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