Pleasurable

Pleasurable
Pleasurable Pleas"ur*a*ble, a. Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry. [1913 Webster]

Planting of orchards is very . . . pleasurable. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

O, sir, you are very pleasurable. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] -- {Pleas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pleas"ur*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


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  • pleasurable — index desirable (pleasing), palatable, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pleasurable — (adj.) 1570s, from PLEASURE (Cf. pleasure) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Pleasurability; pleasurably …   Etymology dictionary

  • pleasurable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pleasing; enjoyable. DERIVATIVES pleasurably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • pleasurable — [plezh′ər ə bəl] adj. pleasant; enjoyable pleasurability [plezh′ər əbil′ə tē] n. pleasurableness pleasurably adv …   English World dictionary

  • pleasurable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ find sth ▪ activities which they find pleasurable and rewarding ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

  • pleasurable — [[t]ple̱ʒərəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Pleasurable experiences or sensations are pleasant and enjoyable. The most pleasurable experience of the evening was the wonderful fireworks display... He found sailing more pleasurable than skiing. Syn:… …   English dictionary

  • pleasurable — pleasurableness, n. pleasurably, adv. /plezh euhr euh beuhl/, adj. such as to give pleasure; enjoyable; agreeable; pleasant: a pleasurable experience. [1570 80; PLEASURE + ABLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • pleasurable — plea|sur|a|ble [ˈpleʒərəbəl] adj formal enjoyable ▪ a pleasurable experience >pleasurably adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pleasurable — pleas|ur|a|ble [ pleʒ(ə)rəbl ] adjective FORMAL giving you a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction: ENJOYABLE: a pleasurable experience ╾ pleas|ur|a|bly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pleasurable — adjective formal enjoyable: a pleasurable feeling of anticipation pleasurably adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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