pleasure — a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpleʒər/
Korean meaning: 기쁨, 즐거움, 만족감
Korean pronunciation: 플레-저 (강세: 플레)
Example Sentences
- My cat's guilty pleasure is knocking things off the table.
- It was a pleasure meeting you at the conference.
- He finds pleasure in collecting vintage rubber ducks.
pleasure
NOUN//ˈpleʒər//
a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
💡 Concept
A child experiences pure pleasure while eating ice cream
🎵 Rhyme
True pleasure lies in leisure, not in treasure
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈpleʒər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpleʒə/
🌳Etymology
Rootpleas-
Suffix--ure
Origin
라틴어 'placere'(기쁘게 하다)에서 유래되어, 고대 프랑스어 'plaisir'를 거쳐 중세 영어로 전해졌습니다. 마치 고대 로마 사람들이 기쁨의 레시피를 후세에 전해준 것 같네요!
🎵Rhyme
treasuremeasureleisure
treasure
measure
leisure
🔗Collocations
take pleasure in
with pleasure
guilty pleasure
simple pleasures
pleasure trip
at your pleasure
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat's guilty pleasure is knocking things off the table.”
“It was a pleasure meeting you at the conference.”
😄 Fun example
“He finds pleasure in collecting vintage rubber ducks.”
“Simple pleasures like morning coffee make life beautiful.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
joydelightsatisfactionenjoymenthappiness
Antonyms
paindispleasuremisery
Related
pleasepleasantpleasurabletreasureleisure
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