Roget's Thesaurus

#829. Pleasurableness

Nouns

pleasurableness, pleasantness, agreeableness etc. adj.; pleasure giving, jucundity, delectability; amusement etc. 840. attraction etc. (motive) 615; attractiveness, attractability; invitingness etc. adj.; harm, fascination, enchantment, witchery, seduction, winning ways, amenity, amiability; winsomeness. loveliness etc. (beauty) 845; sunny side, bright side; sweets etc. (sugar) 396; goodness etc. 648; manna in the wilderness, land flowing with milk and honey; bittersweet; fair weather. treat; regale etc. (physical pleasure) 377; dainty; titbit, tidbit; nuts, sauce piquante [Fr.].

Verbs

cause pleasure, produce pleasure, create pleasure, give pleasure, afford pleasure, procure pleasure, offer pleasure, present pleasure, yield pleasure etc. 827. please, charm, delight, becharm, imparadise; gladden etc. (make cheerful) 836; take, captivate, fascinate; enchant, entrance, enrapture, transport, bewitch; enravish. bless, beatify; satisfy; gratify, desire; etc. 865; slake, satiate, quench; indulge, humor, flatter, tickle; tickle the palate etc. (savory) 394; regale, refresh; enliven; treat; amuse etc. 840; take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, hit one's fancy; meet one's wishes; win the heart, gladden the heart, rejoice the heart, warm the cockles of the heart; do one's heart good. attract, allure etc. (move) 615; stimulate etc. (excite) 824; interest. make things pleasant, popularize, gild the pill, sugar-coat the pill, sweeten.

Adjectives

causing pleasure etc. v.; laetificant; pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable; agreeable; grateful, gratifying; leef, lief, acceptable; welcome, welcome as the roses in May; welcomed; favorite; to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking; satisfactory etc. (good) 648. refreshing; comfortable; cordial; genial; glad, gladsome; sweet, delectable, nice, dainty; delicate, delicious; dulcet; luscious etc. 396; palatable etc. 394; luxurious, voluptuous; sensual etc. 377. [of people] attractive etc. 615; inviting, prepossessing, engaging; winning, winsome; taking, fascinating, captivating, killing; seducing, seductive; heart-robbing, alluring, enticing; appetizing etc. (exciting) 824; cheering etc. 836; bewitching; enchanting, entrancing, enravishing. charming; delightful, felicitous, exquisite; lovely etc. (beautiful) 845; ravishing, rapturous; heartfelt, thrilling, ecstatic; beatic; beatific; seraphic; empyrean; elysian etc. (heavenly) 981. palmy, halcyon, Saturnian.

Phrases

decies repetita placebit [Lat.]; charms strike the sight but merit wins the charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul [Pope]; sweetness and light [Swift]; beauty is only skin deep.