pleasurable

pleasurable
adj.
VERBS
be
become
make sth
find sth

activities which they find pleasurable and rewarding

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.

Summertime gardening can be very pleasurable.

highly, intensely

The whole experience was intensely pleasurable.

Pleasurable is used with these nouns: ↑excitement, ↑pastime, ↑sensation

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  • Pleasurable — 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

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

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

  • pleasurable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pleasing; enjoyable. DERIVATIVES pleasurably adverb …   English terms dictionary

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

  • pleasurable — [[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

  • pleasurable — 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

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

  • pleasurable — 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

  • pleasurable — adjective formal enjoyable: a pleasurable feeling of anticipation pleasurably adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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