{
    "term": "pleasure",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a state of feeling or being happy or satisfied",
            "sensetop": "for pleasurepleasure in somethingpleasure in doing somethingpleasure from/out of somethingpleasure from/out of doing somethingpleasure of doing somethingpleasure of somethingpleasure at somethingpleasure at doing something",
            "labels": "(formal)(formal)(formal)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His eyes lit up with pleasure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Encourage your child to read for pleasure.",
                    "contextForm": "for pleasure"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **takes** no **pleasure** in his work.",
                    "contextForm": "pleasure in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She took pleasure in shocking her parents.",
                    "contextForm": "pleasure in doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A large number of people fail to **derive** any **pleasure** at all from horror movies.",
                    "contextForm": "pleasure from/out of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gets a lot of pleasure out of watching his children perform.",
                    "contextForm": "pleasure from/out of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **had the pleasure** of seeing him look surprised.",
                    "contextForm": "pleasure of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of our daughter Lisa.",
                    "contextForm": "pleasure of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**May I have the pleasure** of the next dance?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **sheer pleasure** of performing music"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was touched by her genuine pleasure at her mother's present.",
                    "contextForm": "pleasure at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The band's pleasure at being back in Dublin was clear.",
                    "contextForm": "pleasure at doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It gives me great pleasure** to introduce our guest speaker."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Caring for a sick relative is a task that brings both pleasure and pain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The photographs are now available **for your viewing pleasure**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children find endless pleasure in playing with water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He beamed with pleasure at seeing her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gained vicarious pleasure from watching people laughing and joking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hope to have the pleasure of meeting you again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My grandfather got immense pleasure out of life until the end."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was deriving a perverse pleasure from his discomfort."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The audience nodded with quiet pleasure at her remark."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the dubious pleasure of growing up in the public eye"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "enjoyment",
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "deep", "enormous"],
                "verb + pleasure": ["bring (somebody)", "give (somebody)", "provide"],
                "preposition": ["for pleasure", "with pleasure", "pleasure at"],
                "phrases": ["business and pleasure", "business or pleasure", "etc."]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the activity of enjoying yourself, especially in contrast to working",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Are you in Paris on business or pleasure?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a pleasure boat/trip"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I often meet useful people at parties, so I combine business with pleasure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I never mix business with pleasure."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "deep", "enormous"],
                "verb + pleasure": ["bring (somebody)", "give (somebody)", "provide"],
                "preposition": ["for pleasure", "with pleasure", "pleasure at"],
                "phrases": ["business and pleasure", "business or pleasure", "etc."]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a thing that makes you happy or satisfied",
            "sensetop": "pleasure of somethingit is a pleasure to do something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **simple pleasures** of the countryside",
                    "contextForm": "pleasure of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the pleasures and pains of everyday life"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Swimming is one of my greatest pleasures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Chocolate is one of life’s little pleasures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This movie was one of the unexpected pleasures of the Film Festival."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a pleasure to meet you.",
                    "contextForm": "it is a pleasure to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Thanks for doing that.’ **‘It's a pleasure.’**"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "dubious", "little"],
                "verb + pleasure": ["have", "enjoy", "forgo"],
                "pleasure + noun": ["boat", "craft", "cruise"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the pleasures of life",
                    "the pleasures of the flesh",
                    "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "as you want; as somebody else wants",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The land can be sold at the owner's pleasure."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something that you enjoy, even though you feel it is not really a good thing",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Daytime TV is one of my guilty pleasures."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used as a polite way of replying when somebody thanks you for doing something, to show that you were happy to do it",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used as a polite way of accepting or agreeing to something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘May I sit here?’ ‘Yes, with pleasure.’"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpleʒə(r)/",
                "audio": "pl/pleasure/pleasure__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpleʒər/",
                "audio": "pl/pleasure/pleasure__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please’ (used as a noun). The second syllable was altered under the influence of abstract nouns ending in -ure, such as measure."
}