pleasure
Betekenis
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- A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
- Sexual enjoyment.
- One's preference.
- The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
pleas‧ure
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈplɛʒə/
Etymologie
From 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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