pleasure

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♦ pleas|ure /pl'eʒər/ (pleasures)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N from/in n/-ing
If something gives you pleasure, you get a feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment from it.
Watching sport gave him great pleasure...
Everybody takes pleasure in eating...
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Pleasure is the activity of enjoying yourself, especially rather than working or doing what you have a duty to do.
He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way...
I read for pleasure.
3 [N-COUNT] oft N of n/-ing
A pleasure is an activity, experience or aspect of something that you find very enjoyable or satisfying.
Watching TV is our only pleasure.
...the pleasure of seeing a smiling face.
4 [CONVENTION]
If you meet someone for the first time, you can say, as a way of being polite, that it is a pleasure to meet them. You can also ask for the pleasure of someone's company as a polite and formal way of inviting them somewhere.
`A pleasure to meet you, sir,' he said...
5 [CONVENTION]
You can say `It's a pleasure' or `My pleasure' as a polite way of replying to someone who has just thanked you for doing something.
`Thanks very much anyhow.'--`It's a pleasure.'pleas|ure boat (pleasure boats)
[N-COUNT]
A pleasure boat is a large boat which takes people for trips on rivers, lakes, or on the sea for pleasure.pleas|ure craft (pleasure craft)
[N-COUNT]
A pleasure craft is the same as a pleasure boat.

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