pleasance

noun

Definition of pleasancenext
as in joy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasance
  1. joy
  2. amusement
  3. glee
  4. bliss
  5. felicity
  6. gratification
  7. enjoyment
  8. pleasure
Noun
  • These people, and many other Americans, weren’t interested in the politics of joy that Kamala Harris and the other law school grads were offering.
    David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Given Heretic’s clear joy in kicking around ideas, this is frustrating.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of joy
Noun
  • All of this is to say—with a little bit of amusement and a lot of (virtuous!) empathy—that humans respond to tragedy personally.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
  • City of Shanghai from its own resources will offer 500 million yuan in vouchers for people to use on dining, and amusements.
    Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of amusement
Noun
  • There might have been an unconscious malice — a glee — to my pounce.
    Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Alyssa said, of the duel against Tatianna, before reacting with glee over the memory of RuPaul deciding to keep both queens — and asking them both to eliminate one of the remaining contestants.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of glee
Noun
  • But fear and terror coexist here with the flickering moments of bliss.
    Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • After the Runaway Bride-style finale of Spider-Man 2, Peter and Mary Jane now seem settled in their domestic bliss.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of bliss
Noun
  • So: Is any of this so very different from the absurd, grab-bag felicity of director King's Paddington 2, where we were enchanted watching a teddy bear sing and dance in prison?
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • However, Juneteenth maintains a resolve to protect Black family, freedom, and felicity.
    Danielle Broadway, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
Definition of felicity
Noun
  • Schaeffer also didn’t rely on cameos as a way to provide that degree of gratification.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The rise of social media influencers looking for more visually appealing content to share, as well as the instant print capability of Polaroid cameras, which perfectly aligns with the digital age's desire for immediate gratification, have been driving the market, the report found.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of gratification
Noun
  • The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 0.3-acre, complete with a pool for outdoor enjoyment.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Their job is to create the perfect slimes for the enjoyment of human children, which gets them into all kinds of sticky situations.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of enjoyment
Noun
  • But one of the smart pleasures of Walden is to watch its author gently frustrate the dramatic assumptions that filter in from A Streetcar Named Desire.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Serotonin is popularly associated with happiness, dopamine with motivation and pleasure — but what the heck would DMT be doing in the neurochemistry of our minds?
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of pleasure
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