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piacere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • delight noun A feeling of great pleasure or joy.
  • enjoy verb To take pleasure or satisfaction in something.
  • fancy verb British informal: to want or feel attracted to something or someone.
  • fond adj Having a liking or affection for someone or something.
  • joy noun A feeling of great happiness or delight.
  • kindness noun The quality of being kind; a caring, generous, and considerate nature.
  • like verb To enjoy something or find it agreeable; to be favorably disposed toward someone or something.
  • please verb To make someone happy or satisfied.
  • pleasure noun A feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment.

Senses

piacere is used for these senses in English:

  • delight Joy; pleasure.
  • enjoy (transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
  • fancy To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
  • fond (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
  • joy A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
  • kindness An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
  • like To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
  • like (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).

delight — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of great pleasure or joy.
  2. verb To give someone great pleasure or joy.

enjoy — full definition

  1. verb To take pleasure or satisfaction in something.
  2. verb To have the benefit or use of something.

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