What is another word for pleasurable?

Pronunciation: [plˈɛʒəɹəbə͡l] (IPA)

Pleasurable is an adjective used to describe something that brings happiness and satisfaction to someone. Other words that could be used as synonyms for pleasurable include enjoyable, gratifying, delightful, satisfying, delightful, pleasant, and satisfying. Each of these words has a similar meaning to pleasurable and could be used interchangeably to describe an experience or activity that is pleasurable. For example, listening to music can be a pleasurable experience, or it could also be an enjoyable, gratifying, or delightful experience. It is always important to pick the right word that describes a feeling accurately, and having a broader vocabulary comes in handy when trying to express oneself better.

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What are the hypernyms for Pleasurable?

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What are the opposite words for pleasurable?

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. For the word "pleasurable", antonyms can include unpleasant, painful, uncomfortable, disappointing, and unenjoyable. These words describe experiences that are not enjoyable or satisfying, causing discomfort or disappointment instead. For example, feeling pain from an injury or sickness is not pleasurable but rather uncomfortable and unpleasant. Similarly, an unenjoyable experience like a disappointing movie or a difficult task can be antonyms for the pleasurable. It is important to understand antonyms as they help us to communicate more precisely by expressing the exact meaning we intend to convey.

Usage examples for Pleasurable

One's mind, freed of anxiety and suffering, wanders to home and better times under these peculiar circumstances; there comes a pleasurable sensation in the touch of one's own warm skin, while the companionship of the arms and legs, freed from their cumbersome furs, makes a new discovery in the art of getting next to one's self.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
The sense of covering distance gave me a dull, pleasurable satisfaction.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
She had, as she realized at length, expected clever compliments from him, firmly finished, subtle boldness that would be just sufficiently apparent to convey a pleasurable thrill, and, with the latter exception, a wholly respectful homage.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss

Famous quotes with Pleasurable

  • A woman who looks like a girl and thinks like a man is the best sort, the most enjoyable to be and the most pleasurable to have and to hold.
    Julie Burchill
  • Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.
    Anton Chekhov
  • In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route.
    Charles Eames
  • The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that might otherwise have been spent on something more pleasurable, like taking the kids to movies and theme parks.
    Barbara Ehrenreich
  • It was the most pleasurable thing I've ever done, playing this character, and I just remember feeling so at home and so - I don't know, I was just happy - and it just wasn't ever work! It was like a sandbox for me, and I would crack myself up rehearsing.
    Jenna Elfman

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