Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Agreeable; gratifying.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pleasing; giving or capable of giving pleasure; gratifying; pleasant.
- Pleasure-seeking; capable of receiving pleasure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective that gives
pleasure
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective affording satisfaction or pleasure
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Examples
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And while I don't know I'd use the word pleasurable, it's certainly not onerous to ride.
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Barbiturates injected produce a rush effect which is described as a pleasurable, warm and drowsy feeling.
Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986
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Hmmm ..... when was the last time anyone needed to be told that "food tastes good" or that sex is "pleasurable" - especially teens?
unknown title 2009
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Hmmm ..... when was the last time anyone needed to be told that "food tastes good" or that sex is "pleasurable" - especially teens?
unknown title 2009
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An alarm clock is not what we can call a pleasurable object.
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Reading anyone's KGB dossier is never what might be called a pleasurable experience, and Sakharov's KGB dossier is no exception.
Hero Applebaum, Anne 2005
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I cannot picture anything described as pleasurable, beautiful and peaceful, and picture extreme physical pain and discomfort in it.
Doctor Resigns From Hospital Because She Won’t Do Unneeded C-Sections 2005
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I cannot picture anything described as pleasurable, beautiful and peaceful, and picture extreme physical pain and discomfort in it.
Doctor Resigns From Hospital Because She Won’t Do Unneeded C-Sections 2005
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This route is one of the most pleasurable, which is probably why I save it for last.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2002
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She wanted to recall the pleasurable sensations of the day, and to prolong them.
The Heavenly Twins Madame Sarah Grand
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