great+pleasure

  • 1Pleasure center — is the general term for the set of brain structures, predominantly the nucleus accumbens, theorized to produce great pleasure when stimulated electrically. Some references state that the septum pellucidium is generally considered to be the… …

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  • 2pleasure */*/*/ — UK [ˈpleʒə(r)] / US [ˈpleʒər] noun Word forms pleasure : singular pleasure plural pleasures 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction He smiled with pleasure when she walked in. get pleasure from (doing) something: I… …

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  • 3pleasure — pleas|ure [ pleʒər ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction: He smiled with pleasure when she walked in. get pleasure from (doing) something: I get a lot of pleasure from traveling. give/bring pleasure to someone …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4pleasure — noun 1 ENJOYMENT (U) the feeling of happiness or satisfaction that you get from an experience you enjoy: The children used to get a lot of pleasure out of that game when they were young. | give/bring pleasure: Small gifts give pleasure and don t… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5pleasure — noun 1 enjoyment ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, enormous, great, intense ▪ It gives me enormous pleasure to welcome my next guest. ▪ genuine …

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  • 6great — great1 [ greıt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 (not) good/enjoyable ▸ 2 more than usual ▸ 3 important/powerful ▸ 4 able to do something well ▸ 5 for expressing pleasure ▸ 6 enthusiastic ▸ 7 in another generation ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) INFORMAL very good, enjoyable …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7pleasure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of enjoyment Nouns 1. pleasure, enjoyment, gratification; voluptuousness, sensuality; luxuriousness; gluttony; titillation, gusto; creature comforts, comfort, ease, [lap of] luxury; purple and… …

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  • 8pleasure — n. 1) to afford, give pleasure (it gives me great pleasure to present the next speaker) 2) to feel; find, take pleasure in 3) to derive pleasure from 4) to forgo a pleasure 5) a genuine, real; rare pleasure 6) a pleasure to + inf. (it s a… …

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  • 9great — I UK [ɡreɪt] / US adjective Word forms great : adjective great comparative greater superlative greatest *** 1) bigger or more than is usual She had great difficulty in guessing where I was from. They could be in great danger. He was in a great… …

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  • 10great — /greIt/ adjective VERY GOOD 1 spoken a) very good; excellent: We had a great time at the fair. | You can come after all? Great! | It s great to see you again! b) used when you really think that something is not good, satisfactory or enjoyable at… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English