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pleasure
(mass) | pleasure
- rozkoš, pôžitok, radosť, potešenie |
pleasure
(encz) | pleasure,potěšení n: Pavel Cvrček |
pleasure
(encz) | pleasure,požitek n: Zdeněk Brož |
pleasure
(encz) | pleasure,radost n: Pavel Cvrček |
pleasure
(encz) | pleasure,rozkoš n: |
Pleasure
(gcide) | Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, n. [F. plaisir, originally an infinitive.
See Please.]
1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable
sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or
happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of
something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to
pain, sorrow, etc.
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At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
--Ps. xvi. 11.
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2. Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or
dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; --
opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. "Not
sunk in carnal pleasure." --Milton.
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He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. --Prov.
xxi. 17.
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Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. --2
Tim. iii. 4.
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3. What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or
satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose. "He will
do his pleasure on Babylon." --Isa. xlviii. 14.
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Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you
to come, let not my letter. --Shak.
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4. That which pleases; a favor; a gratification. --Shak.
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Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure --Acts
xxv. 9.
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At pleasure, by arbitrary will or choice. --Dryden.
To take pleasure in, to have enjoyment in. --Ps. cxlvii.
11.
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Note: Pleasure is used adjectively, or in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, pleasure boat, pleasure
ground; pleasure house, etc.
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Syn: Enjoyment; gratification; satisfaction; comfort; solace;
joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference;
purpose; command; favor; kindness.
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Pleasure
(gcide) | Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleasured; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pleasuring.]
To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. --Shak.
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[Rolled] his hoop to pleasure Edith. --Tennyson.
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Pleasure
(gcide) | Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. i.
To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go
pleasuring.
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pleasure
(wn) | pleasure
n 1: a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that
people desire to experience; "he was tingling with
pleasure" [syn: pleasure, pleasance] [ant: pain,
painfulness]
2: something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a
joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car
is a delight" [syn: joy, delight, pleasure]
3: a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the
President"
4: an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before
pleasure"
5: sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her" |
pleasure
(devil) | PLEASURE, n. The least hateful form of dejection.
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displeasure
(encz) | displeasure,nelibost n: Zdeněk Broždispleasure,nespokojenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
feel pleasure
(encz) | feel pleasure,zaradovat se |
gold of pleasure
(encz) | gold of pleasure, n: |
lady of pleasure
(encz) | lady of pleasure, n: |
pleasure boat
(encz) | pleasure boat, n: |
pleasure craft
(encz) | pleasure craft, n: |
pleasure ground
(encz) | pleasure ground, n: |
pleasure principle
(encz) | pleasure principle, n: |
pleasure seeker
(encz) | pleasure seeker, n: |
pleasure trip
(encz) | pleasure trip, n: |
pleasure-pain principle
(encz) | pleasure-pain principle, n: |
pleasure-unpleasure principle
(encz) | pleasure-unpleasure principle, n: |
pleasureful
(encz) | pleasureful, |
pleasures
(encz) | pleasures,potěšení n: pl. Zdeněk Brožpleasures,radosti n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
sexual pleasure
(encz) | sexual pleasure, n: |
At pleasure
(gcide) | Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, n. [F. plaisir, originally an infinitive.
See Please.]
1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable
sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or
happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of
something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to
pain, sorrow, etc.
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At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
--Ps. xvi. 11.
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2. Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or
dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; --
opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. "Not
sunk in carnal pleasure." --Milton.
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He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. --Prov.
xxi. 17.
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Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. --2
Tim. iii. 4.
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3. What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or
satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose. "He will
do his pleasure on Babylon." --Isa. xlviii. 14.
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Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you
to come, let not my letter. --Shak.
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4. That which pleases; a favor; a gratification. --Shak.
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Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure --Acts
xxv. 9.
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At pleasure, by arbitrary will or choice. --Dryden.
To take pleasure in, to have enjoyment in. --Ps. cxlvii.
11.
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Note: Pleasure is used adjectively, or in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, pleasure boat, pleasure
ground; pleasure house, etc.
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Syn: Enjoyment; gratification; satisfaction; comfort; solace;
joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference;
purpose; command; favor; kindness.
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Displeasure
(gcide) | Displeasure \Dis*pleas"ure\ (?; 135), v. t.
To displease. [Obs.] --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Displeasure \Dis*pleas"ure\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + pleasure:
cf. OF. desplaisir, F. d['e]plaisir. Cf. Displease.]
1. The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or
uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that
counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or
a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike;
dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation.
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O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither
chasten me in thy hot displeasure. --Ps. vi. 1.
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Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn
From his displeasure. --Milton.
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2. That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance;
offense; injury.
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Hast thou delight to see a wretched man
Do outrage and displeasure to himself? --Shak.
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3. State of disgrace or disfavor; disfavor. [Obs.]
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He went into Poland, being in displeasure with the
pope for overmuch familiarity. --Peacham.
Syn: Dissatisfaction; disapprobation; disfavor; distaste;
dislike; anger; hate; aversion; indignation; offense.
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gold-of-pleasure
(gcide) | gold-of-pleasure \gold-of-pleasure\ n. (Bot.)
An annual European false flax (Camelina sativa) having
small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a
source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely
naturalized in North America.
Syn: gold of pleasure, Camelina sativa.
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Play pleasure
(gcide) | Play \Play\, n.
1. Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols.
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2. Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement
or diversion; a game.
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John naturally loved rough play. --Arbuthnot.
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3. The act or practice of contending for victory, amusement,
or a prize, as at dice, cards, or billiards; gaming; as,
to lose a fortune in play.
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4. Action; use; employment; exercise; practice; as, fair
play; sword play; a play of wit. "The next who comes in
play." --Dryden.
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5. A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition
in which characters are represented by dialogue and
action.
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A play ought to be a just image of human nature.
--Dryden.
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6. The representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy;
as, he attends ever play.
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7. Performance on an instrument of music.
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8. Motion; movement, regular or irregular; as, the play of a
wheel or piston; hence, also, room for motion; free and
easy action. "To give them play, front and rear."
--Milton.
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The joints are let exactly into one another, that
they have no play between them. --Moxon.
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9. Hence, liberty of acting; room for enlargement or display;
scope; as, to give full play to mirth.
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Play actor, an actor of dramas. --Prynne.
Play debt, a gambling debt. --Arbuthnot.
Play pleasure, idle amusement. [Obs.] --Bacon.
A play upon words, the use of a word in such a way as to be
capable of double meaning; punning.
Play of colors, prismatic variation of colors.
To bring into play, To come into play, to bring or come
into use or exercise.
To hold in play, to keep occupied or employed.
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I, with two more to help me,
Will hold the foe in play. --Macaulay.
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Pleasure
(gcide) | Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, n. [F. plaisir, originally an infinitive.
See Please.]
1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable
sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or
happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of
something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to
pain, sorrow, etc.
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At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
--Ps. xvi. 11.
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2. Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or
dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; --
opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. "Not
sunk in carnal pleasure." --Milton.
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He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. --Prov.
xxi. 17.
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Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. --2
Tim. iii. 4.
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3. What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or
satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose. "He will
do his pleasure on Babylon." --Isa. xlviii. 14.
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Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you
to come, let not my letter. --Shak.
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4. That which pleases; a favor; a gratification. --Shak.
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Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure --Acts
xxv. 9.
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At pleasure, by arbitrary will or choice. --Dryden.
To take pleasure in, to have enjoyment in. --Ps. cxlvii.
11.
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Note: Pleasure is used adjectively, or in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, pleasure boat, pleasure
ground; pleasure house, etc.
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Syn: Enjoyment; gratification; satisfaction; comfort; solace;
joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference;
purpose; command; favor; kindness.
[1913 Webster]Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleasured; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pleasuring.]
To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. --Shak.
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[Rolled] his hoop to pleasure Edith. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. i.
To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go
pleasuring.
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Pleasured
(gcide) | Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleasured; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pleasuring.]
To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. --Shak.
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[Rolled] his hoop to pleasure Edith. --Tennyson.
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Pleasureful
(gcide) | Pleasureful \Pleas"ure*ful\, a.
Affording pleasure. [R.]
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Pleasureless
(gcide) | Pleasureless \Pleas"ure*less\, a.
Devoid of pleasure. --G. Eliot.
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Pleasurer
(gcide) | Pleasurer \Pleas"ur*er\, n.
A pleasure seeker. --Dickens.
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To take pleasure in
(gcide) | Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, n. [F. plaisir, originally an infinitive.
See Please.]
1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable
sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or
happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of
something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to
pain, sorrow, etc.
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At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
--Ps. xvi. 11.
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2. Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or
dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; --
opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. "Not
sunk in carnal pleasure." --Milton.
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He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. --Prov.
xxi. 17.
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Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. --2
Tim. iii. 4.
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3. What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or
satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose. "He will
do his pleasure on Babylon." --Isa. xlviii. 14.
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Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you
to come, let not my letter. --Shak.
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4. That which pleases; a favor; a gratification. --Shak.
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Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure --Acts
xxv. 9.
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At pleasure, by arbitrary will or choice. --Dryden.
To take pleasure in, to have enjoyment in. --Ps. cxlvii.
11.
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Note: Pleasure is used adjectively, or in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, pleasure boat, pleasure
ground; pleasure house, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Enjoyment; gratification; satisfaction; comfort; solace;
joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference;
purpose; command; favor; kindness.
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displeasure
(wn) | displeasure
n 1: the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied
with someone or something |
gold of pleasure
(wn) | gold of pleasure
n 1: annual European false flax having small white flowers;
cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and
for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America
[syn: gold of pleasure, Camelina sativa] |
lady of pleasure
(wn) | lady of pleasure
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart,
cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady,
lady of pleasure, woman of the street] |
pleasure boat
(wn) | pleasure boat
n 1: a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other
conveniences necessary for living on board [syn: {cabin
cruiser}, cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft] |
pleasure craft
(wn) | pleasure craft
n 1: a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other
conveniences necessary for living on board [syn: {cabin
cruiser}, cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft] |
pleasure ground
(wn) | pleasure ground
n 1: a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for
amusement [syn: amusement park, funfair, {pleasure
ground}] |
pleasure principle
(wn) | pleasure principle
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the
principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to
distinguish fantasy from reality [syn: {pleasure
principle}, pleasure-pain principle, {pleasure-unpleasure
principle}] [ant: reality principle] |
pleasure seeker
(wn) | pleasure seeker
n 1: someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures [syn:
hedonist, pagan, pleasure seeker] |
pleasure trip
(wn) | pleasure trip
n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to
the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after
cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion,
jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition,
sashay] |
pleasure-pain principle
(wn) | pleasure-pain principle
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the
principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to
distinguish fantasy from reality [syn: {pleasure
principle}, pleasure-pain principle, {pleasure-unpleasure
principle}] [ant: reality principle] |
pleasure-unpleasure principle
(wn) | pleasure-unpleasure principle
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the
principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to
distinguish fantasy from reality [syn: {pleasure
principle}, pleasure-pain principle, {pleasure-unpleasure
principle}] [ant: reality principle] |
sexual pleasure
(wn) | sexual pleasure
n 1: pleasure derived from sexual activities |
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