pleasure
A state of being pleased or contentedA state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
» It's a pleasure to meet you, Tom.
Es freut mich, dich kennenzulernen, Tom!
Приємно з тобою познайомитися, Томе.
Приємно з вами познайомитися, Томе.
Приємно познайомитися, Томе.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax.
Vergnügen, Genuss
удово́льствиеudovólʹstvije
задово́ленняzadovólennja, приє́мністьpryjémnistʹ
sexual gratification
(countable)A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures.
Freude, Spaß
удово́льствиеudovólʹstvije, наслажде́ниеnaslaždénije, удовлетворе́ниеudovletvorénije
уті́хаutíxa, вті́хаvtíxa, розра́даrozráda
(uncountable)Sexual enjoyment.
Wollust
наслажде́ниеnaslaždénije
an activity that affords enjoyment
(uncountable)One's preference.
What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?
скло́нностьsklónnostʹ, располо́женностьraspolóžennostʹ, жела́ниеželánije
(formal, uncountable)The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
to hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked
to be imprisoned at Her Majesty's pleasure: to be imprisoned indefinitely
Examples
639 sentencesIt's a pleasure to meet you, Tom.
Приємно з тобою познайомитися, Томе. — deniko
deEs freut mich, dich kennenzulernen, Tom! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It was a pleasure to work with Tom.
Працювати з Томом було задоволенням. — deniko
It's always a pleasure to see you.
Завжди приємно з тобою побачитися. — deniko
ruВсегда приятно вас видеть. — marafon
deEs ist immer eine Freude, dich zu sehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Some people pursue only pleasure.
Деякі люди прагнуть лише задоволення. — deniko
ruНекоторые люди стремятся только к удовольствиям. — soweli_Elepanto
People living in town don't know the pleasures of country life.
Люди, які живуть у місці, не можуть пізнати задоволення від життя у селі. — deniko
ruЛюди, живущие в городе, не знают удовольствий деревенской жизни. — Anne_Paen
deMenschen, die in der Stadt wohnen, kennen die Freuden des Landlebens nicht. — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
From Early Modern English pleasur, plesur, alteration (with ending accommodated to -ure) oFrom 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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Forms
plural: pleasuresSynonyms
26 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
45 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
8 patterns- a pleasure to
- was a pleasure
- pleasure to meet
- a real pleasure
- pleasure to work
- real pleasure to
- real pleasure
- great pleasure