pleasance (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *pleasance*:
NOUN	location	pleasance	a pleasant and secluded / secluded part of a garden
NOUN	feeling	pleasance, pleasure	a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

English > *pleasance*: 2 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	A pleasant and secluded / secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion.
Broader	retreat	A place of privacy

English > *pleasance*: 2 senses > noun 2, feeling
Meaning	A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience.
Synonym	pleasure
Narrower	comfort	A feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
	delight, delectation	A feeling of extreme / extreme pleasure or satisfaction
	enjoyment	The pleasure felt when having a good time
	pleasantness	The feeling caused by agreeable stimuli
	sexual pleasure	pleasure derived from sexual activities
Broader	feeling	The experiencing of affective and emotional states
Opposite	pain, painfulness	emotional distress
Spanish	goce, placer
Catalan	delit, gaudi, plaer
Adjectives	pleasant	affording pleasure

HyperDic: pleasance