pleasure
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
he was tingling with pleasure
Types & categories
- feeling hypernym
- delectation hyponym
- enjoyment hyponym
- pleasantness hyponym
- comfort hyponym
- sexual pleasure hyponym
Related & opposite
- painfulness antonym
- delight derivation
- pleasant derivation
Sense 2 noun
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
a joy to behold
Types & categories
- positive stimulus hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a formal expression
he serves at the pleasure of the President
Types & categories
- choice hypernym
Sense 4 noun
an activity that affords enjoyment
he puts duty before pleasure
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
- luxuriation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
sexual gratification
he took his pleasure of her
Types & categories
- sexual activity hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | painfulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | delight |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pleasant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | feeling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | delectation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enjoyment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pleasantness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | comfort |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sexual pleasure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | revel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gladden |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | delight |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | positive stimulus |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | choice |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | delight |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | please |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | luxuriation |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sexual activity |