"pleasure" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience (synset 107505853)
"he was tingling with pleasure"

is a type of: feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states
subtypes:
- delectation, delight - a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
- enjoyment - the pleasure felt when having a good time
- pleasantness - the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
- comfort - a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
- sexual pleasure - pleasure derived from sexual activities
same as: pleasance
Something or someone that provides a source of happiness (synset 105838106)
"a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"

is a type of: positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences

same as: delight, joy
A formal expression (synset 105798457)
"he serves at the pleasure of the President"

is a type of: choice, pick, selection - the person or thing chosen or selected
An activity that affords enjoyment (synset 101073670)
"he puts duty before pleasure"

is a type of: activity - any specific behavior

subtypes: luxuriation - an activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment
Sexual gratification (synset 100847956)
"he took his pleasure of her"

is a type of: sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse