pleasure 1

noundomain: emotion

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

Examples

pleasance 2
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

Antonym

noun

emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid

Derivationally related form

verb

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

Hyponym

noun

a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

noun

the pleasure felt when having a good time

noun

the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

noun

a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment

noun

pleasure derived from sexual activities