Pleasure

(plēzh'ur), n. [O. Fr. plaisir, pleisir, plasir, plesir, N. Fr. plaisir, Pr. plazer, Sp. placer, Pg. prazer, It. piacere. See PLEASE.] 1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by enjoyment or the expectation of good;—opposed to pain. “Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.” 2 Tim. iii. 4. Pleasure consists in the harmony between the specific excitability of a living creature and the exciting causes correspondent thereto. Coleridge.

2. Frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; sometimes, sensual or sexual gratification.
3. What the will dictates or prefers; will; choice; purpose; intention; command.

Cyrus, he is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure. Is. xliv. 28. My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure. Is. xlvi. 10. Use your pleasure; if your love do not persuade you to come, let not my letter. Shak. 4. That which pleases; a favor. “Haste thee straight to do me once a pleasure.” Shak. Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure. Acts xxv. 9. Pleasure is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, pleasure-carriage, pleasure-house, pleasure-train, pleasure-walk, and the like. Syn.—Enjoyment; satisfaction; comfort; solace; joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference; purpose; intention; command.