Pleasurable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pleasurable \Pleas"ur*a*ble\, a.
     Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying;
     abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.
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           Planting of orchards is very . . . pleasurable.


                                                    --Bacon.
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           O, sir, you are very pleasurable.        --B. Jonson.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Pleas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. --
     {Pleas"ur*a*bly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pleasurable
       adj : 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" [syn: {enjoyable},
              {gratifying}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "pleasurable":
     affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, blissful, cheerful,
     compatible, complaisant, congenial, cordial, desirable, dulcet,
     en rapport, enjoyable, fair, fair and pleasant, favorable,
     felicific, felicitous, fine, genial, good, goodly, gracious,
     grateful, gratifying, harmonious, heart-warming, honeyed, likable,
     mellifluous, mellow, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasure-giving,
     pleasureful, rewarding, satisfying, sweet, welcome