pleasurable

[plezh-er-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. such as to give pleasure; enjoyable; agreeable; pleasant.

   a pleasurable experience.

pleasurable

/ ˈplɛʒərəbəl /

adjective

1. enjoyable, agreeable, or gratifying

Other Word Forms

• pleasurableness noun
• pleasurably adverb
• quasi-pleasurable adjective
• quasi-pleasurably adverb
• unpleasurable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleasurable¹

First recorded in 1570–80; pleasure + -able

Example Sentences

Queuing for "pleasurable activities" - like shopping for luxury items, a bargain, or delicious food - creates a "distinctly different" feeling to queuing for something more mundane like buying your groceries, she says.

From BBC

“When you say ‘reading for pleasure,’ you make the assumption that reading is pleasurable,” Laughlin said.

From Los Angeles Times

Dopamine is also known as the "happy hormone" because it is activated when something is pleasurable or we feel rewarded.

From BBC

But they always look so huge and larger-than-life and confident, and I think that’s maybe why being able to figure myself out on camera after coming from the stage has been so pleasurable.

From Los Angeles Times

"The sittings were extremely pleasurable on my part," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• enjoyable 
• entertaining 
• gratifying 
• pleasing 
• satisfying www.thesaurus.com