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PLEASANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
Example:
he was tingling with pleasure
Synonyms:
pleasance; pleasure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("pleasance" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pleasance"):
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)
Derivation:
pleasant (affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("pleasance" is a kind of...):
retreat (a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet)
