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pleasurable

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈplɛʒəɹəbəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English pleasure Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English pleasurable From pleasure + -able.

  1. That gives pleasure

    The massage was a pleasurable experience.

    c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers Planting of orchards is very […] pleasurable.