pleasure: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of pleasure
noun
- uncountable
A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
Example: He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
- countable
A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
Example: It was a pleasure to meet you.
- uncountable
Sexual enjoyment.
- uncountable
One's preference.
Example: What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?
Listed forms: pleasures.
Source: Wiktionary — pleasure.
intj
pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"
Source: Wiktionary — pleasure.
verb
- transitive
To give or afford pleasure to.
- transitive
To give sexual pleasure to.
Example: Johnny pleasured Jackie with his mouth last night.
- dated, intransitive
To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
Example: to go pleasuring
Listed forms: pleasures, pleasuring, pleasured.
Source: Wiktionary — pleasure.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for pleasure.
noun
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
noun
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pleasure in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pleasure
P(3) + L(1) + E(1) + A(1) + S(1) + U(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of pleasure
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from pleasure
215 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pleasure. Showing up to 24, longest first.