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(n)
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
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Joy; pleasure.
A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
(adj)
Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
(countable) An activity that gives pleasure.
Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
Pleased; happy; gratified.
(uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.
(v)
(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
niceness.
A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
(uncountable) Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
Perfect happiness.
Greatly pleased.
A surname.
Happy, content.
(adv)
In a glad manner; happily.
The state of being glad; joy.
(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
(countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
(informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.
An act of showing joy.
Happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
Charmed, delighted, enraptured.
Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
A like; a predilection.
A fulfilment of a need or desire.
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.
Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
The imagination.
(colloquial) Shoes.
Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor.
Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
(uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.
(uncountable) The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
(uncountable) A deep caring for the existence of another.
Contentment, ease.
A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson.
British standard spelling of favor.
(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
Of a person or an animal:
An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
Free time, time free from work or duties.
The ability to make wise choices or decisions.
The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
British standard spelling of flavor.
cause, interest or account
A place or location.
The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
The act of positioning; placement.
(transitive) To find out where something is located.
The act of matching a person with a job
One who places or arranges something.
(chiefly politics) A relaxing of tension, especially between countries.
One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorization. [(countable) An act of authorizing.]
For, or relating to, recreation.
The granting of a certificate.
(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
A giving of license to do something; sanction.
A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
(countable, uncountable) The act of signing up or registering for something.
(countable) A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
(slang, usually in the plural) A woman's breast.
(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere.
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore standard spelling of license.
(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
A hill or mountain.
(chemistry, biotechnology, strictly) Such a portion that divides evenly into the total with no remainder.
(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
(UN) Initialism of International Labour Organization, a specialised agency of the United Nations to deal with labour issues.
A harbour for small boats.
The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.
(often attributive) A physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.
A city in Orange County, California, United States.