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pleasurable
(redirected from pleasurability)

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pleas·ur·a·ble  (plzhr--bl)
adj.
Agreeable; gratifying.
pleasur·a·bili·ty, pleasur·a·ble·ness n.
pleasur·a·bly adv.
pleasurable [ˈplɛʒərəbəl]
adj
enjoyable, agreeable, or gratifying
pleasurableness  n
pleasurably  adv
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Adj.1.pleasurable - affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"
enjoyable, gratifying
pleasant - affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"
pleasurable
adjective enjoyable, pleasant, diverting, good, nice, welcome, fun, lovely, entertaining, delightful, gratifying, agreeable, congenial the most pleasurable experience of the evening
Translations
pleasurable [ˈpleʒərəbl] ADJ → agradable, grato
pleasurable [ˈplɛʒərəbəl] adj → agréable
pleasurable
adj → angenehm; anticipation → freudig
pleasurable [ˈplɛʒ/ərəbl] adj → (molto) piacevole or gradevole
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