pleasurableness

Roget category 829

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.1. Passive affections

#829. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness

noun

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.].

verb

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.

adjective

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.

phrase

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.

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