Pleasure

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun That which pleases; a favor; a gratification.

II. Pleasure ·vi To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.

III. Pleasure ·noun What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose.

IV. Pleasure ·vt To give or afford pleasure to; to Please; to Gratify.

V. Pleasure ·noun Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification;

— opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, ·etc.

VI. Pleasure ·noun The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying;

— opposed to pain, sorrow, ·etc.

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