pleas•ance
We found 7 definitions of pleasance from 4 different sources.
NounPlural: pleasances |
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pleasance - a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion | ||
pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" | ||
pleasure | ||
painfulness, pain the quality of being painful; "she feared the painfulness of childbirth" | ||
feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" | ||
delectation, delight a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" | ||
enjoyment act of receiving pleasure from something | ||
pleasantness the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day" | ||
comfort assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy" |