Pleasure vs. Will
Pleasurenoun
(uncountable) A state of being pleased.
Pleasurenoun
(countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
Pleasurenoun
(uncountable) One's preference.
Pleasurenoun
The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
Pleasureinterjection
pleased to meet you
Pleasureverb
(transitive) To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
Pleasureverb
(transitive) To give sexual pleasure to.
Pleasureverb
To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
Pleasurenoun
The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; - opposed to pain, sorrow, etc.
Pleasurenoun
Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; - opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc.
Pleasurenoun
What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose.
Pleasurenoun
That which pleases; a favor; a gratification.
Pleasureverb
To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
Pleasureverb
To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.
Pleasurenoun
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience;
Pleasurenoun
something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness;
Pleasurenoun
a formal expression;
Pleasurenoun
an activity that affords enjoyment;
Pleasurenoun
sexual gratification;
Pleasurenoun
a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
Pleasurenoun
enjoyment and entertainment, as opposed to necessity
Pleasurenoun
an event or activity from which one derives enjoyment
Pleasurenoun
sensual gratification
Pleasureadjective
used or intended for entertainment rather than business
Pleasureverb
give sexual enjoyment or satisfaction to
Pleasureverb
derive enjoyment from
Pleasure
Pleasure refers to experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad.
Willverb
To wish, desire (something).
Willverb
To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
Willverb
(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
Willverb
(auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
Willverb
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
Willverb
(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
Willverb
(archaic) To wish, desire.
Willverb
To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
Willverb
(transitive) To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
Willverb
(transitive) To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
Willnoun
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
Willnoun
One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
Willnoun
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
Willnoun
A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
Willnoun
(archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
Willnoun
(archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
Willnoun
The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects.
Willnoun
The choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition.
Willnoun
The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.
Willnoun
Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.
Willnoun
That which is strongly wished or desired.
Willnoun
Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine.
Willnoun
The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament, 1.
Willverb
To wish; to desire; to incline to have.
Willverb
As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb. Thus, in first person, "I will" denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when "will" is emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition, wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is appropriately expressed; as, "You will go," or "He will go," describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed determination.
Willverb
To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.
Willverb
To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.
Willverb
To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order.
Willverb
To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch.
Willverb
To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.
Willnoun
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention;
Willnoun
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose;
Willnoun
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
Willverb
decree or ordain;
Willverb
have in mind;
Willverb
determine by choice;
Willverb
leave or give by will after one's death;
