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noun

Pleasure n.

1.

The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; opposed to pain, sorrow, etc. "At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."

2.

Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. "Not sunk in carnal pleasure." "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man." "Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God."

3.

What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose. "He will do his pleasure on Babylon." "Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you to come, let not my letter."

4.

That which pleases; a favor; a gratification. "Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure"

At pleasure, by arbitrary will or choice.

To take pleasure in, to have enjoyment in. Note: Pleasure is used adjectively, or in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, pleasure boat, pleasure ground; pleasure house, etc.

Synonyms: Enjoyment; gratification; satisfaction; comfort; solace; joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference; purpose; command; favor; kindness.

verb

Pleasure v. t. (past & past part. pleasured; pres. part. pleasuring) To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. "(Rolled) his hoop to pleasure Edith."

Pleasure v. i. To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.

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Etymology of 'Pleasure'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... leave of the captain, Vincent recrossed the river and rode home. He had friends whose fathers' estates bordered some on the James and others on the York River, and all of these had pleasure boats. It was obviously better to go down the York River, and thence round to the mouth of the James at Fortress Monroe, as the traffic on the York was comparatively small, and it was improbable that he would be noticed either ...

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... credited in its literal sense, as a divine revelation, could this be so? Philo Judaus gives it a thoroughly figurative meaning. He says, "Adam was created mortal in body, immortal in mind. Paradise is the soul, piety the tree of life, discriminative wisdom the tree of knowledge; the serpent is pleasure, the flaming sword turning every way is the sun revolving round the world."10 Jesus himself never once alludes to Adam or to any part of the story of Eden. In the whole New Testament there are but two important references to the tradition, both ...

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... Fate seemed at first unkind, Now lives an angel in a higher sphere. This pained and twisted cripple seemed to find Pleasure in living for her kinsfolk dear. Hard work an honour, in her duty clear To wives of brothers in the fighting line; Women and children gather round her here; For round their hearts her nature did entwine, Her beaming face proclaimed 'See, Anglaise, ...

— Over the Top With the Third Australian Division • G. P. Cuttriss

... which pleased his eye at one fell swoop, but Wilbur, who desired to accomplish the best aesthetic effects possible consistent with his limited means, trotted Selma from one shop to another before choosing. This process of selecting slowly the things with which they were to pass their lives was a pleasure to him, and, as he supposed, to Selma. She did enjoy keenly at first beholding the enticing contents of the various stores which they entered in the process of procuring wall-papers, carpets, and the other essentials for ...

— Unleavened Bread • Robert Grant

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