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1. pleasure
noun. ['ˈplɛʒɝ'] a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience.
Rhymes with Pleasure
- treasure
- measure
- leisure
How do you pronounce pleasure?
Pronounce pleasure as ˈplɛʒər.
US - How to pronounce pleasure in American English
UK - How to pronounce pleasure in British English
Sentences with pleasure
1. Noun, singular or mass
Encourage your teenager to read for pleasure and have quiet time each day.
2. Adjective
Cats often show pleasure and affection by licking their loved one's hand.
Quotes about pleasure
1. The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
- Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
2. Filmmaking, like any other art, is a very profound means of human communication; beyond the professional pleasure of succeeding or the pain of failing, you do want your film to be seen, to communicate itself to other people.
- Kenneth Lonergan
3. Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.
- Pierre Bonnard
2. pleasure-pain_principle
noun. (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality.
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3. pleasure-unpleasure_principle
noun. (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality.
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6. pleasure
noun. ['ˈplɛʒɝ'] a formal expression.
