Pleasure

Definition: Pleasure

Pleasure

Noun

1. A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure".

2. Something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight".

3. A formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President".

4. An activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure".

5. Sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "pleasure" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Satire

Dream Interpretation

Literature

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Pleasure

Amusement

Noun: amusement, entertainment, recreation, fun, game, fun and games; diversion, divertissement; reaction, solace; pastime, passetemps, sport; labor of love; pleasure.

Intemperance

Noun: intemperance; sensuality, animalism, carnality; tragalism; pleasure; effeminacy, silkiness; luxury, luxuriousness; lap of pleasure, lap of luxury; free living.

Willingness

Asset; compliance; pleasure; (will); gratuitous service.

Crosswords: Pleasure

At least I shall have the pleasure of putting you out of my misery (Moonraker; writing credit: Christopher Wood)

She will give you much pleasure, don't you think (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield)

In a word: pleasure. It's like, my pleasure in other people's leisure (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge)

You're never gonna leave South Boston and I'm gonna see the whole damn world. You'll never know the pleasure of writing a priceless sentence (Broadcast News; writing credit: James L. Brooks.)

That's good, because I take no pleasure in taking life if it's from a person who doesn't care about it. (Léon; writing credit: Luc Besson)

Constant pleasure (More Than A Woman; performing artist: Aaliyah)

How do you give me so much pleasure (Fallin'; performing artist: Alicia Keys)

There were nights of endless pleasure (It's all coming back to me now; performing artist: Celine Dion)

Nothing gives me more pleasure than change the world (Wait For The Sun; performing artist: Hi-Standard)

I wish shaft was pleasure (I Cry; performing artist: Ja Rule)

Intellectual ''work'' is misnamed; it is a pleasure, a dissipation, and is its own highest reward. (references; author: Mark Twain)

He who finds pleasure in vice and pain in virtue, is still a novice in both. (references; author: Chinese Proverb)

Portraits of Pleasure (1974)

Her Majesty's Pleasure (1973)

Pleasure Palace (1973)

Joy in Her Pleasure (1973)

Pleasure Cruise (1972)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Pleasure Boats in France: A Strategic Entry Report, 1999 (reference)

• The World Market for Yachts and Other Vessels for Pleasure or Sports Including Rowing Boats and Canoes: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Eating Well For Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Bringing Health and Pleasure Back to Eating (reference)

• Back to Eden : American herbs for pleasure and health : natural nutrition with recipes and instruction for living the Edenic life (reference)

• His excellency's pleasure : a satire (reference)

• The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch (reference)

• Sex, Pleasure, and Power: How to Emerge Spiritually Without Going Nuts (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Vision, Global Business & Pleasure (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Ben Harper - Pleasure & Pain (reference)

• WWE Divas - Tropical Pleasure (reference)

• Andromina-The Pleasure Planet (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• 5 Inches of Pleasure (reference)

• Living With Pleasure (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Leisure Suit Larry's Ultimate Pleasure Pack (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Pedrini Pleasure Mezzaluna Chopper (reference)

• Pedrini Pleasure Rotary Grater (reference)

• Pedrini Pleasure Stainless Steel Egg Separator (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Spray in the sunset at Soquel Point The local name for Soquel Point is Pleasure Point. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Fishing and pleasure boats at Hull Bay. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Small commercial fishing craft tie up next to pleasure craft at Watson Island. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A pleasure boat at nearby Port Forchon near East Timbalier Island. Port Forchon is about a 20 minute boat ride from East Timbalier Island. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Behold ye Worldings whence true pleasure springs; / [John Collier]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

What can we get from using a condom? : Nothing...but pleasure and protection!. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

At anchor prior to World War I, while employed as a pleasure craft. Acquired by the Navy on 8 May 1917 and commissioned as USS Alice (SP-367) on 29 September 1917, she served as a patrol craft during World War I. USS Alice was stricken from the Navy list on 7 July 1919 and sold on 5 August 1919. Credit: NAVY.

Passing USS Maine (Battleship # 10), prior to World War I. Photographed by Paul Thompson, New York. This pleasure craft was acquired by the U.S. Navy on 2 July 1917 and placed in commission on 27 September of that year as USS Atlantis (SP-40). She was stricken from the Navy list on 7 July 1919 and later sold. Credit: NAVY.

Would better have been put differently : Miss Smith asked the pleasure of Captain Jenkin's company to tea. Credit: Library of Congress.

Duval looked at her, with comfortable pleasure. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Hence it is a mistake to think, that the supreme or legislative power of any common- wealth, can do what it will, and dispose of the estates of the subject arbitrarily, or take any part of them at pleasure. (Second Treatise of Government)

It is prescribing limits, and declaring that those limits may be passed at pleasure. (reference)

Our bourgeois, not content with having the wives and daughters of their proletarians at their disposal, not to speak of common prostitutes, take the greatest pleasure in seducing each other's wives. (reference)

The French Government have taken note with much pleasure of the agreement thus reached, and, at their request, the proposed Article, which had been accepted by the Allied and Associated Governments, has been inserted under No. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It would be a great pleasure to know Robert Martin

We lose half the pleasure we might have in Life, by not really attending

At the instant, I was only conscious that what would have been a pleasure once was now a hopeless toil

But from this great risk they derived small pleasure.

Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure,-- Sweet is pleasure after pain

Under the dome of his tiny hat his unshaven face began to smile with pleasure and he was heard to murmur

A brute kills for pleasure. A fool kills from hate

Your Grace may do your pleasure.

He finished in the tone of a benediction, and Al reddened a little with pleasure.

I took particular pleasure in this breaking of ground, for in almost all latitudes men dig into the earth for an equable temperature

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Pleasure can be a powerful tool for health. (references)

You and your partner should decide together what gives both of you pleasure. (references)

Even if you do have eating problems, you'll have days when eating is a pleasure. (references)

Business

End users view the purchase of a pleasure boat as an investment. (references)

Plastics have also greatly reduced the weight of pleasure craft. (references)

Over half of the visitors from Belgium to the United States travel for pleasure. (references)

Economic History

Netherlands

Presently, there is a surge in the number of pleasure boats sold in the Netherlands. (references)

Chile

Vacation travel is primarily associated with beach activities, good food, shopping and pleasure resorts. (references)

Bahrain

Large-scale tourist resort development has recently risen to the top of the government's economic agenda - with private companies highly encouraged to create pleasure enterprises of a grand scale. (references)

Human Rights

Belarus

They ultimately are responsible to and serve at the pleasure of the Procurator General who is appointed by the Council of the Republic. (references)

Maldives

In addition to his authority to review High Court decisions, the President influences the judiciary through his power to appoint and dismiss judges, all of whom serve at his pleasure and are not subject to confirmation by the Majlis. (references)

Guinea-Bissau

The Supreme Court is especially vulnerable to political pressure, because its members are appointed by the President and serve at his pleasure. (references)

Political Economy

Qatar

The judiciary is nominally independent, but judges hold their positions at the Government's pleasure. (references)

Kazakhstan

In 1996, the President created a State Committee on Investments to manage new direct investment in "priority sectors." The Committee, which initially reported directly to the President, was made part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2001. The Prime Minister, who serves at the pleasure of the President, chairs the Cabinet of Ministers and serves as Kazakhstan's head of government. (references)

Bhutan

Judges serve at the King's pleasure, and the Government limits significantly the right to a fair trial. (references)

Political Rights

Tonga

The Cabinet is made up of nine ministers and two governors; it includes both nobles and commoners, who serve at the King's pleasure. (references)

Cameroon

The ministers serve at the President's pleasure. (references)

Trade

Brazil

However, it places special controls on certain imports and prohibits the importation of others, e.g. pleasure boats valued above US$ 3,500. The importation of used machinery, automobiles, clothing, and many consumer goods continues to be severely restricted. (references)

Women

Malaysia

Almost all Malay women, including Muslim women's activists, do not believe that this constitutes mutilation or reduces a woman's future capacity for sexual pleasure. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expressions using "pleasure": afford pleasure ♦ at pleasure ♦ business before pleasure ♦ cause pleasure ♦ combine business with pleasure ♦ create pleasure ♦ do smb. a pleasure ♦ during one's pleasure ♦ feel pleasure ♦ find pleasure in ♦ get pleasure ♦ give oneself over to a pleasure ♦ give pleasure ♦ give pleasure to ♦ give smb. pleasure ♦ gold of pleasure ♦ house of pleasure ♦ i do it because it gives me pleasure ♦ it gives me a certain amount of pleasure ♦ it's a pleasure ♦ it's a pleasure to see you! ♦ lady of pleasure ♦ life of pleasure ♦ live a life of pleasure ♦ make a toil of a pleasure ♦ man of pleasure ♦ offer pleasure ♦ physical pleasure ♦ play pleasure ♦ pleasure around ♦ pleasure boat ♦ pleasure craft ♦ pleasure cruise ♦ pleasure giving ♦ pleasure ground ♦ pleasure in ♦ pleasure principle ♦ pleasure resort ♦ Pleasure Ridge P ♦ Pleasure Ridge Park ♦ pleasure seeker ♦ pleasure trip ♦ pleasure without alloy ♦ present pleasure ♦ procure pleasure ♦ produce pleasure ♦ seek pleasure ♦ seeking pleasure ♦ sensual pleasure ♦ sexual pleasure ♦ source of pleasure ♦ take great pleasure in ♦ take pleasure ♦ take pleasure in ♦ To take pleasure in ♦ wallow in pleasure ♦ will you do me the pleasure of? ♦ with greatest pleasure ♦ with pleasure ♦ yield pleasure. Additional references.

Beginning with "pleasure": pleasure-beach, pleasure-bound, pleasure-chasing, pleasure-court, pleasure-craft, pleasure-dome, pleasure-drome, pleasure-drugged, pleasure-flying, pleasure-garden, pleasure-giving, Pleasure-house, pleasure-in-itself, pleasure-land, pleasure-lover, pleasure-loving, pleasure-making, pleasure-pain, pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-pink, pleasure-primer, pleasure-principle, pleasure-seeker, pleasure-seekers, pleasure-seeking, pleasure-steamers, pleasure-taking, pleasure-unpleasure principle.

Ending with "pleasure": body-pleasure, gold-of-pleasure, play-and-pleasure, self-pleasure, sex-pleasure.

Afrikaans

plesier (fun), genot (fun), behae. (various references)

Albanian

pëlqim (acceptance, accord, bent, compliance, consent, endearment, Favor, favour, gusto, liking, love, partiality, readiness), vullnet (nerve, volition, willpower), qejf (amusement, ball, bang, binge, delight, desire, high spirits, humor, humour, luxury, temper, zest), kënaqësinë, kënaqësi (amenity, content, delectation, delight, enjoyment, feast, fun, gladness, gratification, jocundity, kick, relish, satisfaction, treat), dëshirë (aim, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, liking, looking for, love, notion, penchant, prayer, want, wish). (various references)

Arabic 

‏متعة (delight, enjoyment, entertainment, gratification, lustiness, relish, treat), ‏لذة (delight, enjoyment), ‏لذاذة (delight, enjoyment), ‏قرة العين (darling, joy, sweetheart), ‏تكيف (adapt, adaptability, adaptation, adjust, conform, drug intoxication, fit, modification), ‏سعى وراء المللذات, ‏سرور (delight, gladness, merriment), ‏سر (breeze, brighten, delight, divert, gladden, gratify, mystery, please, reserve, satisfy, secret, steer), ‏المللذات, ‏الملذات الجسدية, ‏المتعة (amenities), ‏المتع الحسية, ‏إبتهاج (acclamation, airiness, buoyancy, cheer, cheerfulness, ecstasy, exhilaration, exultation, festival, festivity, gaiety, joy, jubilation, lustiness, rejoicing, spree, sunshine), ‏رضى (accept, be content with, cater for, feed, get on with smth., gratify, please, sate, satisfy, tickle, unhand), ‏شهوة (appetence, desire, itch, lust, lust after, passion, rage, will). (various references)

Breton

blijadur-se (that pleasure). (various references)

Bulgarian 

увеселителен (amusement, excursion), удоволствие (amusement, delectation, delight, enjoyment, gratification, gusto, joy, kick, luxury, pleasance, relish, satisfaction, sport), развлечение (amusement, avocation, distraction, divertissement, enjoyment, fun, pastime, recreation, relaxation, resource, sport), търся удоволствия, наслада (complacence, delight, enjoyment, pleasance, relish, treat, unction), нареждане (arrangement, charge, dictation, do, mandate, order, prescription, process, stowage, word), за удоволствие, желание (desire, eagerness, fancy, notion, stomach, will, willingness, wish), прави ми удоволствие, доставям наслада на, доставям полова наслада на. (various references)

Catalan

gust. (various references)

Chinese 

樂趣 (delight, joy), 歡樂 (gaiety, gay, gladness, glee, happy, joyous, merriment), 乐趣 (Fun). (various references)

Czech

potìšení (delight, enjoyment, joy, thrill), posloužit (serve), požitek (delight, enjoyment, indulgence, relish, thrill, treat), pùvab (amenity, attraction, attractiveness, charm, comeliness, glamor, glamour, grace, gracefulness, savor), pùsobit radost, rozkoš (delight, relish), radost (delight, gladness, joy, merriment, treat), libost, líbit se (attract, enjoy, like, love, please, relish). (various references)

Danish

fornøjelse (fun). (various references)

Dutch

plezier (fun), vermaak (amusement, entertainment, fun), pret (fun), genoegen (fun). (various references)

Esperanto

plezuro (fun), plaĉo. (various references)

Faeroese

stuttleiki (amusement, fun). (various references)

Farsi 

کیف (Bag, Jollity, Kef, Revel, Valise), لذت بردن (Enjoy, Revel), لذت (Delight, Gusto, Joy), عیش (Luxury, Mirth), خوشی (Bliss, Cheer, Curvet, Delight, Felicity, Gala, Glee, Gust, Hilarity, Jamboree, Jollification, Jollity, Joviality, Joy, Joyance, Lark, Mirth, Paradise, Ploy, Splurge, Spree), خوشایندبودن , انبساط (Expansion), شهوترانی (Lechery), بخشیدن (Bestow, Betake, Condone, Dispense, Donate, Forgive, Give, Giveaway, Grant, Indulgence, Pardon, Portion, Privilege, Remit, Spare, Vouchsafe). (various references)

Finnish

huvi (amusement, entertainment, fun). (various references)

Flemish

genoegen. (various references)

French

plaisir, jouissance. (various references)

French Canadian

plaisir. (various references)

Frisian

nocht (fun), nju (fun), geniet (fun), aardichheid (entertainment, fun, gag, joke). (various references)

Galician

gusto. (various references)

German

Vergnügen (amuse, amusement, delectableness, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, fun, play, pleasures), Freude (blitheness, delight, enjoyment, fun, funnies, gladness, glee, gratification, happiness, joice, joy, joyousness, mirth), Genuß (consumption, fun). (various references)

Greek 

ηδονή (delegacy, delight, gusto), ευχαρίστηση (complacence, contededment, content, contentedness, delectation, gratification, kick, satisfaction). (various references)

Hebrew 

תענוג (bask, delight, enjoyment, indulgence), שעשוע (amusement, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, fun, game, pastime, plaything, sport), עונג (delight, enjoyment, joy), עדן (delicacy, paradise), עדנה (rejuvenation), ענוג (delicate, delight, effeminate, enjoyment, fine, joy, mild, tender), הנאה (boon, enjoyment, entertainment, relish), נעימות (beatitude, geniality, loveliness, lusciousness, pleasantness), נחת רוח (gratification, satisfaction). (various references)

Hungarian

öröm (delight, fun, gladness, gratification, groove, joy, jubilant, jubilation, mirth, rejoicing). (various references)

Icelandic

ánægju. (various references)

Indonesian

menggemarkan (give pleasure to, make happy), dolan (make a visit for pleasure), berjalan-jalan (take a pleasure trip, take a stroll). (various references)

Italian

piacere (appeal, be fond of, care, fun, like, please). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

享楽 (enjoyment), 快事 (delight), 娯楽 (amusement). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

かいみ, けらく, よろこび (congratulations, delight, felicitations, gratification, joy, rapture, rejoicing), ゆらく, こう (10^38, 1st in rank, 7th in rank, be bent, benefit, body cavity, boorish, box, clause, companion, compare with, daimyo, duke, effect, efficacy, efficiency, entertainment, female phoenix bird, filial piety, first sign of the Chinese calendar, grade A, happiness, head, height, hill, hundred sextillion, hundred undecillion, incense, instep, interest, item, knoll, long ages, lord, luck, main, manuscript, marquis, paragraph, prince, proof, public, result, rising ground, same kind, -school, season, sentence, seventh sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, subordinate, success, such, this, threat, thus, to ask, to be in love, to invite, to request, urgent, verbal pause, version, weather), ごらく (amusement), えつらく (enjoyment), かんらく (capitulation, cheese, fall, merriment, sinking, surrender), たのしみ (amusement, diversion, enjoyment, hobby), かいじ (delight, disclosure, explanation of a kanji, maritime affairs), かいらく (enjoying oneself with others), にんい (any, arbitrary, discretion, free will, optional), きんき (article made of gold, gold plate, gold-brocade flag, Kinki, pennant, taboo), きょう (all, and, as well as, assist, bad harvest, bad luck, both, Buddhist scriptures, coerce, co-operation, correct, disaster, entertainment, evil, exposing, Hungary, including, interest, lance, long ages, neither, offer, plural ending, present, save, serve, submit, supply, sutra, temporary home, this day, threat, threaten, today, together with, turmoil, wickedness, with), きょうらく (capital, enjoyment, Kyoto), いつらく. (various references)

Korean 

쾌락. (various references)

Luxembourgish

pleséier. (various references)

Manx

taitnys (agreeableness, amenity, amenity of person, congeniality, delectation, enchantment, enjoyment, gladness, treat, treat pleasure). (various references)

Papiamen

prèt (fun), delisia (fun), bich (beach). (various references)

Pig Latin

easureplay.(various references)

Polish

przyjemność (fun). (various references)

Portuguese

prazer (delectation, delight, dribblet, enjoyment, fun, gratification, gusto, indulgence, joy, list, relish, treat, zest), deleite (amenity, delectation, delight, dribblet, fun, gust, relish, treat, zest). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

prazer. (various references)

Romanian

plãcere (amusement, delight, enjoyment, gusto, joy, liking, mind, palate, pleasuring, prize, satisfaction, unction, willingness). (various references)

Russian 

удовольствие (bang, content, delight, enjoyment, gusto, joy, kick, real jam, relish, treat). (various references)

Scottish

tlachd (satisfaction), taitneas (delight, satisfaction), soighne , soighneas, riar (desire, inclination, will), aoibhneas (gladness, joy), àill (desire, will). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zadovoljstvo (complacence, content, contentment, delectation, delight, relish, satisfaction, treat, zest), uživanje (delight, enjoyment, fruition, kick, treat, use, zest), milina (enjoyment, grace), koji traži zadovoljstvo. (various references)

Spanish

placer (delight, enjoyment, fun, joy, lure, picnic, placer, treat, will), agrado (pleasantness, will), gusto (fancy, favoritism, favouritism, Flavor, flavour, liking, relish, savor, savour, taste, tastefulness, treat, zest, zing). (various references)

Sranan

prisiri (amusing, entertaining, fun, funny). (various references)

Swedish

behag (allurements, amenit, amenity, charm, charms, delight, grace, will), nöje (amusement, delectation, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, fun, indulgence, joy, pastime, recreation, sport, treat). (various references)

Tagalog

kasiyáhang-loób (fun). (various references)

Tswana

maipelo. (various references)

Turkish

zevk (bang, delectation, delight, enjoyment, fancy, good taste, gratification, gusto, indulgence, kick, like, liking, luxury, meat, relish, savor, savour, sweet, taste, treat), sevinç (delight, elation, exultation, gaiety, gladness, glee, joy, mirth, rejoicing), memnuniyet (complacence, complacency, content, contentedness, contentment, gladness, gratification, satisfaction), keyif (bliss, cheer, conviviality, delight, enchantment, exhilaration, glee, high spirits, humor, humour, joviality, joy, Kef, rejoicing, temper), istek (adjuration, alacrity, appetite, aspiration, avidity, bent, claim, demand, desire, device, devoutness, disposition, earnestness, enthusiasm, grace, hunger, instance, intentness, mind, propensity, readiness, relish, request, requirement, requisition, stomach, studiousness, suit, urge, want, will, wish, zeal), irade (fiat, freedom, self control, spine, volition, will, willpower), haz (delight, elation, enchantment, enjoyment, gratification, gusto, indulgence, joy, rejoicing, relish). (various references)

Turkmen 

maza, lezzet, hцzir, hezillik (amusement, entertainment), hezel, gцnenзilik. (various references)

Ukrainian

втіха (amenities, balm, consolation), насолода (bang, delectation, delight, feast, fruition, luxury), задоволення (amusement, bang, content, contentment, delectation, delight, enjoyment, gratification, gusto, kick, picnic, relish, repletion, satisfaction, treat), бажання (appetite, desire, optation, volition, will, wish). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự ăn chơi truỵ lạc ý muốn, niềm vui thích, hoan lạc, ý thích (palate), điều vui thú, điều thú vị (treat, zest), điều thích thú, điều khoái trá khoái lạc. (various references)

Welsh

pleser, mwyniant, mwynhad (enjoyment), menwyd (delight, joy, mirth), hyfrydwch (amenity, delight), dywenydd (happiness), boddhad (satisfaction), bodd (consent, will). (various references)

sil, ul. (various references)

hedone. (various references)

delectatio, deliciae, deliciarum, delicias, deliciis, dilectio, dilectione, dilectionem, dilectionis, iucunditas, libidine, libidinem, libidini, libidinis, voluptas, voluptate, voluptatem, voluptati, voluptatibus, voluptatis, voluptatium. (various references)

eden. (various references)

rafedhrâi. (various references)

complacentia. (various references)

aise, desport. (various references)

liste. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "pleasure": pleasured, pleasureless, pleasures. (additional references)

Words ending with "pleasure": antipleasure, displeasure. (additional references)

Words containing "pleasure": antipleasures, displeasures. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Pleasure" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Gleasure, leasure, pleagure, pleaseure, pleasur, Pleasurama, pleasurs, pleesure, pleraque, plesure, pliosaur, Pliosaurs, preassure, preasure. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: leapers, perusal, pleaser, pleurae, pleuras, presale, relapse, repeals, repulse.

-2 letters: asleep, elapse, lapser, larees, leaper, leaser, lepers, pareus, parles, pauser, pearls, peruse, please, pleura, pulers, pulsar, pulser, purees, reales, repeal, repels, resale, reseal, reseau, rupees, saurel, sealer, serape, urease.

-3 letters: apers, apres, arles, asper, aures, earls, easel, erase, lapse, laree, lares, laser, leaps.

+1 letter: pleasured, pleasures, superable, supermale, superreal, supersale.

+2 letters: prelatures, presageful, presumable, superclean, superlarge, supermales, superplane, supersales, superscale.

+3 letters: displeasure, hypersexual, insuperable, leprechauns, loudspeaker, persuadable, persuasible, plateresque, pleasurable, repopulates, superaltern, superlative, superlawyer, superplanes, superplayer, superscales.

+4 letters: antipleasure, counterpleas, displeasures, disreputable, laureateship, loudspeakers, pasqueflower, perambulates, persuasively, pleasureless, porcelaneous, premenstrual, prequalifies, preslaughter, prosecutable, purplehearts, reduplicates, somatopleure, subepidermal, superalterns, superathlete, superclasses, superelevate, superhelical, superlatives, superlawyers, superovulate, superplayers, superposable, superrealism, superspecial, ultraprecise.