Pleasurableness (Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure)
Nouns
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pleasurableness, pleasantness, agreeableness etc. adj.
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pleasure giving, jucundity, delectability
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amusement etc. Amusement. attraction etc. (motive) Motive
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attractiveness, attractability
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invitingness etc. adj.
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harm, fascination, enchantment, witchery, seduction, winning ways, amenity, amiability
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winsomeness. loveliness etc. (beauty) Beauty
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sunny side, bright side
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sweets etc. (sugar) Sweetness
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goodness etc. [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
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manna in the wilderness, land flowing with milk and honey
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bittersweet
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fair weather. treat
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regale etc. (physical pleasure) Physical Pleasure
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dainty
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titbit, tidbit
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nuts
Verbs
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cause pleasure, produce pleasure, create pleasure, give pleasure, afford pleasure, procure pleasure, offer pleasure, present pleasure, yield pleasure etc. Pleasure. please, charm, delight, becharm, imparadise
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gladden etc. (make cheerful) Cheerfulness
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take, captivate, fascinate
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enchant, entrance, enrapture, transport, bewitch
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enravish. bless, beatify
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satisfy
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gratify, desire
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c. Desire
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slake, satiate, quench
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indulge, humor, flatter, tickle
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tickle the palate etc. (savory) Savoriness
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regale, refresh
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enliven
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treat
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amuse etc. Amusement
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take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, hit one's fancy
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meet one's wishes
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win the heart, gladden the heart, rejoice the heart, warm the cockles of the heart
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do one's heart good. attract, allure etc. (move) Motive
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stimulate etc. (excite) Excitation
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interest. make things pleasant, popularize, gild the pill, sugar-coat the pill, sweeten.
Adjectives
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causing pleasure etc. v.
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laetificant
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pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable
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agreeable
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grateful, gratifying
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leef, lief, acceptable
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welcome, welcome as the roses in May
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welcomed
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favorite
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to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking
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satisfactory etc. (good) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness. refreshing
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comfortable
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cordial
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genial
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glad, gladsome
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sweet, delectable, nice, dainty
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delicate, delicious
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dulcet
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luscious etc. Sweetness
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palatable etc. Savoriness
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luxurious, voluptuous
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sensual etc. Physical Pleasure. [of people] attractive etc. Motive
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inviting, prepossessing, engaging
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winning, winsome
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taking, fascinating, captivating, killing
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seducing, seductive
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heart-robbing, alluring, enticing
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appetizing etc. (exciting) Excitation
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cheering etc. Cheerfulness
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bewitching
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enchanting, entrancing, enravishing. charming
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delightful, felicitous, exquisite
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lovely etc. (beautiful) Beauty
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ravishing, rapturous
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heartfelt, thrilling, ecstatic
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beatic
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beatific
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seraphic
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empyrean
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elysian etc. (heavenly) Heaven. palmy, halcyon, Saturnian.
Phrases
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charms strike the sight but merit wins the charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul" [Pope]
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sweetness and light" [Swift]
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beauty is only skin deep.