piacere

Definitions of piacere
  1. noun
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
    synonyms: diletto, godimento, gradimento, piacimento
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    accoramento, afflizione, dispiacere, dolore, morte, patimento, sofferenza
    emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
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    delizia
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
    spasso
    the pleasure felt when having a good time
    piacevolezza, simpatia
    the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
    spasso
    a feeling of delight at being entertained
    alleviamento, conforto, consolazione, refrigerio, respiro, rincoramento, sollievo
    the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
    sadismo
    sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
    masochismo
    sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)
    type of:
    sentimento, stato d'animo
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. noun
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
    synonyms: attività ricreativa, diversivo, divertimento, passatempo, ricreazione, sollazzo, svago, trastullo
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    birichinata, buffonata, monelleria, scherzo, tiro birbone
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
    balneazione
    immersing the body in water or sunshine
    celebrazione, festeggiamento
    any joyous diversion
    ballabile, ballo, danza
    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
    distrazione, divertimento, intrattenimento, spasso
    an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
    scappatella
    any carefree episode
    burla, celia, gioco, pacchia, ruzzo, scherzo
    activities that are enjoyable or amusing
    gioco
    an amusement or pastime
    buffonata, burla, canzonatura, celia, gioco, lazzo, motteggio, scherzo
    activity characterized by good humor
    gioco
    gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
    atletica, attività sportiva, slittino, sport
    an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    avocazione, hobbistica, hobby
    an auxiliary activity
    educazione fisica, ginnastica
    a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
    sci
    a sport in which participants must travel on skis
    canottaggio, remeggio
    the act of rowing as a sport
    pattinaggio
    the sport of gliding on skates
    ciclismo
    the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
    picchettatura, puntata, scommessa
    the act of gambling
    toppa
    a game that involves gambling
    baldoria
    a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
    amoreggiamento, civetteria
    playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
    canzonatura, motteggio, presa di giro, presa in giro, sfottò
    playful vexation
    burla, celia, gioco, scherzo
    a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
    distrazione, diversivo, divertimento
    an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
    festival
    an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
    gala
    a gay festivity
    rappresentazione, spettacolo
    the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
    coreografia
    a show involving artistic dancing
    duetto
    (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
    judo
    a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan
    tiro
    casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
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    attività, lavoro, passo
    any specific behavior
  3. verb
    be fond of
    synonyms: adorare, andare, garbare, gradire
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