What is another word for pleasures?

Pronunciation: [plˈɛʒəz] (IPA)

Pleasures are moments of happiness, satisfaction, or excitement. There are various words that can be used as synonyms for pleasures, including delights, joys, gratifications, comforts, and enjoyments. Delights are things that bring joy, pleasure, or satisfaction. Joys refer to feelings of happiness or success. Gratifications refer to things that give pleasure or satisfaction. Comforts are things that make life easier or more pleasant. Enjoyments are things that provide pleasure or relaxation. All of these synonyms reflect the positive feelings and experiences that come with indulging in life's little pleasures.

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Usage examples for Pleasures

Are we going to share our locker and our troubles and our pleasures?
"Marjorie Dean High School Freshman"
Pauline Lester
You're not scientific in your pleasures.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
For all of us, the good speed of the return chase brought a mental atmosphere of dreams of the pleasures of another world.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook

Famous quotes with Pleasures

  • The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount.
    Joseph Addison
  • There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.
    Muhammad Ali
  • Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
    Thomas Aquinas
  • Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
    Thomas Aquinas
  • Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.
    Aristotle

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