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pleasurable
(pleas¦ur|able)
Pronunciation:
/ˈplɛʒ(ə)rəb(ə)l/
adjective
pleasing; enjoyable:
I arrived in a mood of pleasurable anticipation
pleasurable activities
Derivatives
pleasurableness
noun
pleasurably
adverb
Origin:
late 16th century
: from
pleasure
, on the pattern of
comfortable
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