pleasance

/ˈplɛzns/

Other forms: pleasances

Definitions of pleasance

1. noun

   a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
   type of:

   retreat

   a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
2. noun

   a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
   synonyms: pleasure

   types:

   delectation, delight

   a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

   enjoyment

   the pleasure felt when having a good time

   pleasantness

   the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

   comfort

   a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment

   sexual pleasure

   pleasure derived from sexual activities

   entrancement, ravishment

   a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment

   amusement

   a feeling of delight at being entertained

   Schadenfreude, schadenfreude

   delight in another person's misfortune

   joie de vivre

   a keen enjoyment of living

   gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness

   vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

   afterglow

   the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event

   consolation, solace, solacement

   the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

   alleviation, assuagement, relief

   the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

   algolagnia, algophilia

   sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain

   sadism

   pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others

   masochism

   sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)

   type of:

   feeling

   the experiencing of affective and emotional states