pleasurable

  • 1Pleasurable — 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.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2pleasurable — index desirable (pleasing), palatable, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3pleasurable — (adj.) 1570s, from PLEASURE (Cf. pleasure) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Pleasurability; pleasurably …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4pleasurable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pleasing; enjoyable. DERIVATIVES pleasurably adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5pleasurable — [plezh′ər ə bəl] adj. pleasant; enjoyable pleasurability [plezh′ər əbil′ə tē] n. pleasurableness pleasurably adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 6pleasurable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ find sth ▪ activities which they find pleasurable and rewarding ADVERB …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 7pleasurable — [[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

  • 8pleasurable — 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

  • 9pleasurable — plea|sur|a|ble [ˈpleʒərəbəl] adj formal enjoyable ▪ a pleasurable experience >pleasurably adv …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10pleasurable — 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

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