pleasure

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
2. (countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
3. (uncountable) Sexual enjoyment.
4. (uncountable) One's preference.
5. (formal, uncountable) The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.

Intj

pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"

Verb

1. (transitive) To give or afford pleasure to.
2. (transitive) To give sexual pleasure to.
3. (dated, intransitive) To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.

Synonyms

delight

joy

😂

enjoyment

happiness

amusement

fun

satisfaction

gratification

entertainment

gladness

desire

comfort

delectation

bliss

sport

pastime

diversion

contentment

recreation

will

ease

play

luxury

wish

rapture

merriment

felicity

taste

pleasance

distraction

mirth

gratify

gaiety

treat

glee

rejoicing

complacence

relish

lust

cheering

kick

liking

inclination

hilarious

jollification

gusto

appeal

happy

😀

glad

curious

Translations

plaisir

Vergnügen

😂

piacere

Freude

😂

placer

plezier

genoegen

vermaak

divertimento

Genuss

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈplɛʒə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: plaisir

Cognate with Dutch: plezier

In summary

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.

Sentences

Business before pleasure .

So you combined pleasure with business !