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pleasurable

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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
pleasurable [ˈplɛʒ/ərəbl] adj → (molto) piacevole or gradevole


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However, to the latter-day hero, whose appetite for dragons is not keen, this absence of adventure is perhaps rather pleasurable than otherwise; and I confess that I enjoyed the days I spent on foot with Nicolete none the less because they passed in tranquil uneventfulness,--that is, without events of the violent kind.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
Moreover, the art attains its end within narrower limits; for the concentrated effect is more pleasurable than one which is spread over a long time and so diluted.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
I went in and saw the surgeon labor awhile, but could not enjoy; it was much less trying to see the wounds given and received than to see them mended; the stir and turmoil, and the music of the steel, were wanting here--one's nerves were wrung by this grisly spectacle, whilst the duel's compensating pleasurable thrill was lacking.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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