Thesaurus:pleasure

Thesaurus

pleasure

English

Noun

Sense: extreme happiness

Synonyms

• beatitude
• bliss
• delectation
• delight
• ecstasy
• euphoria
• lust    [⇒ thesaurus] (archaic)
• nirvana
• pleasure
• rapture
• ravishment
• transport

Antonyms

• agony    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• bed of roses
• beer and skittles
• bowl of cherries
• cakes and ale
• land of milk and honey
• peaches and cream
• rainbows and unicorns
• sunshine and lollipops
• sunshine and rainbows

Hypernyms

• happiness    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:aroused
• Thesaurus:blissful
• Thesaurus:happy
• Thesaurus:pleasant

Further reading

• “377. physical pleasure” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “pleasure” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.