pleasurable

[pleas·ur·a·ble]

Something pleasurable is fun or satisfying in some way. You probably find petting your cat pleasurable, but your cat may feel that scratching the sofa is much more pleasurable for him.

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Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.

Adjective S.
affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"


a.
Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.


Pleasurable

Pleas"ur*a*ble , a. Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.
Planting of orchards is very . . . pleasurable.
O, sir, you are very pleasurable.
-- Pleas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. -- Pleas"ur*a*bly, adv.

Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.

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Usage Examples

In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route.

Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing second, the gratification of one's family and friends and lastly, the solid cash.

Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.

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Other Usage Examples

Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.

The end of poetry is not to create a physical condition which shall give pleasure to the mind... The end of poetry is not an after-effect, not a pleasurable memory of itself, but an immediate, constant and even unpleasant insistence upon itself.

I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society.We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it?

People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations.

If you're interested in 'balancing' work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.

It may be a cliche, but it's true - the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the actual day itself.

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