pleasureˈplɛʒ ər
pleasure (v)
- present
- pleasures
- past
- pleasured
- past participle
- pleasured
- present participle
- pleasuring
pleasure (n)
- plural
- pleasures
pleasure
pleasure
English Definitions:
pleasure, pleasance (noun)
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
"he was tingling with pleasure"
joy, delight, pleasure (noun)
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
"a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
pleasure (noun)
a formal expression
"he serves at the pleasure of the President"
pleasure (noun)
an activity that affords enjoyment
"he puts duty before pleasure"
pleasure (noun)
sexual gratification
"he took his pleasure of her"
pleasure (Noun)
a state of being pleased
pleasure (Noun)
a person, thing or action that causes enjoyment
pleasure (Noun)
one's preference
pleasure (Noun)
the will or desire of someone or some agency in power
pleasure (Verb)
to give pleasure (especially sexual pleasure) to
Pleasure
Pleasure describes the broad class of mental states that humans and other animals experience as positive, enjoyable, or worth seeking. It includes more specific mental states such as happiness, entertainment, enjoyment, ecstasy, and euphoria. In psychology, the pleasure principle describes pleasure as a positive feedback mechanism, motivating the organism to recreate in the future the situation which it has just found pleasurable. According to this theory, organisms are similarly motivated to avoid situations that have caused pain in the past. The experience of pleasure is subjective and different individuals will experience different kinds and amounts of pleasure in the same situation. Many pleasurable experiences are associated with satisfying basic biological drives, such as eating, exercise, sex or defecation. Other pleasurable experiences are associated with social experiences and social drives, such as the experiences of accomplishment, recognition, and service. The appreciation of cultural artifacts and activities such as art, music, and literature is often pleasurable. In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the brain mechanisms underlying pleasure. One of the key discoveries was made by Kent C. Berridge who has shown that pleasure is not a unitary experience. Rather, pleasure consists of multiple brain processes including liking, wanting and learning subserved by distinct yet partially overlapping brain networks. In particular, this research has been helped by the use of objective pleasure-elicited reactions in humans and other animals such as the behavioral ‘liking’/‘disliking’ facial expressions to tastes that are homologous between humans and many other mammals.
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