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pleasurable

PLEH-zhuh-ruh-buhl
adj
1
Giving pleasure or enjoyment.
"The whole trip was a genuinely pleasurable experience."

How to Use Pleasurable

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething enjoyable, in a pleasant or satisfying sense.

Common mistake

Very close in meaning to "pleasant," but "pleasurable" often carries a stronger sense of enjoyment or delight, sometimes with a physical or sensory edge.

Easily confused with

Word Forms

more pleasurable comparative, most pleasurable superlative

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Etymology

From pleasure + -able.

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