piacimento

Definitions of piacimento
  1. noun
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
    synonyms: diletto, godimento, gradimento, piacere
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    antonyms:
    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
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