voluptas

voluptās ātis (genplur. -ātum and -ātium), f

1 VOL-, satisfaction, enjoyment, pleasure, delight : omne id, quo gaudemus, voluptas est: voluptas quae percipitur ex libidine et cupiditate: fictas fabulas . . . cum voluptate legimus?: gubernacula rei p. petere . . . adhibendis voluptatibus, i. e. by splendid entertainments .—Person., as a deity, C.—Poet.: care puer, mea sera et sola voluptas, my joy , V.— A desire, passion, inclination : suam voluptatem explere, T.—Plur, public shows, games , C., Ta.